Elderton vs South Bethlehem

A side-by-side comparison of Elderton and South Bethlehem: population, income, housing, and more.

Elderton and South Bethlehem are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Bethlehem has the higher population (374 vs 283 in Elderton). Elderton has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $45,000 in South Bethlehem). Elderton has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $104,500 in South Bethlehem).

Population, income & housing

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
Population	283	374
Median age	61.1 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$45,000
Median home value	$120,800	$104,500
Median gross rent	$736	$738
Housing units	166	204
Homeownership rate	60.0%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
Population	373 → 283 (-24.1%)	432 → 374 (-13.4%)
Median household income	$60,536 → $59,375 (-1.9%)	$51,528 → $45,000 (-12.7%)
Median home value	$114,600 → $120,800 (+5.4%)	$85,600 → $104,500 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $736 (-6.6%)	$525 → $738 (+40.6%)

Elderton

Population

373283

Median household income

$60,536$59,375

Median home value

$114,600$120,800

Median gross rent

$788$736

South Bethlehem

Population

432374

Median household income

$51,528$45,000

Median home value

$85,600$104,500

Median gross rent

$525$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
Under 5	2.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	8.5%	6.7%
18 to 24	3.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	18.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	24.1%
65 to 74	26.5%	12.8%
75 and over	13.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
No high school diploma	6.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	69.8%	58.9%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
Drove alone	90.6%	62.1%
Carpooled	1.2%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
1-unit, detached	68.7%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Elderton	South Bethlehem
Poverty rate	20.8%	14.5%
Average household size	1.86	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	35	25
Median year structure built	1963	1948