South Bethlehem vs Templeton

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

South Bethlehem and Templeton 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 268 in Templeton). Templeton has the higher median household income ($53,472 vs $45,000 in South Bethlehem). South Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($104,500 vs $81,400 in Templeton).

Population, income & housing

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
Population	374	268
Median age	52.0 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	$53,472
Median home value	$104,500	$81,400
Median gross rent	$738	$713
Housing units	204	147
Homeownership rate	64.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
Population	432 → 374 (-13.4%)	294 → 268 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$51,528 → $45,000 (-12.7%)	$40,417 → $53,472 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$85,600 → $104,500 (+22.1%)	$67,500 → $81,400 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $738 (+40.6%)	$671 → $713 (+6.3%)

South Bethlehem

Population

432374

Median household income

$51,528$45,000

Median home value

$85,600$104,500

Median gross rent

$525$738

Templeton

Population

294268

Median household income

$40,417$53,472

Median home value

$67,500$81,400

Median gross rent

$671$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
Under 5	6.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	6.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	8.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	18.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	24.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.8%
75 and over	9.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	96.6%
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	2.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
No high school diploma	7.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	58.9%	56.5%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
Drove alone	62.1%	82.3%
Carpooled	17.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
1-unit, detached	87.7%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Bethlehem	Templeton
Poverty rate	14.5%	19.4%
Average household size	1.97	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	42
Median year structure built	1948	1938