Bethlehem vs North Haverhill

A side-by-side comparison of Bethlehem and North Haverhill: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethlehem and North Haverhill are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethlehem has the higher population (1,097 vs 740 in North Haverhill). Bethlehem has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $55,192 in North Haverhill). Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($243,000 vs $218,900 in North Haverhill).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
Population	1,097	740
Median age	45.7 yrs	66.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	$55,192
Median home value	$243,000	$218,900
Median gross rent	$1,066	—
Housing units	505	318
Homeownership rate	69.7%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.0%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
Population	1,057 → 1,097 (+3.8%)	905 → 740 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $65,556 (+31.1%)	$67,917 → $55,192 (-18.7%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $243,000 (+64.9%)	$161,800 → $218,900 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $1,066 (+30.2%)	$1,189 → $1,324 (+11.4%)

Bethlehem

Population

1,0571,097

Median household income

$50,000$65,556

Median home value

$147,400$243,000

Median gross rent

$819$1,066

North Haverhill

Population

905740

Median household income

$67,917$55,192

Median home value

$161,800$218,900

Median gross rent

$1,189$1,324

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	3.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.5%	3.2%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	25.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.1%
65 to 74	16.0%	28.5%
75 and over	5.6%	27.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.1%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
No high school diploma	0.6%	11.0%
High school graduate	18.2%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	0.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34.2%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
Drove alone	41.8%	78.7%
Carpooled	17.3%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
1-unit, detached	68.9%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	24.6%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	North Haverhill
Poverty rate	12.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	19	13
Median year structure built	1968	1957