Bethel vs Lyons

A side-by-side comparison of Bethel and Lyons: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bethel has the higher population (534 vs 490 in Lyons). Since 2019, Lyons's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -8.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Lyons
Population	534	490
Median age	29.5 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,750
Median home value	—	$170,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,071
Housing units	155	245
Homeownership rate	81.3%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Lyons
Population	586 → 534 (-8.9%)	459 → 490 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$49,188 → $55,469 (+12.8%)	$55,833 → $53,750 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $90,000 (-56.9%)	$122,900 → $170,200 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$900 → $1,071 (+19.0%)

Bethel

Population

586534

Median household income

$49,188$55,469

Median home value

$209,000$90,000

Lyons

Population

459490

Median household income

$55,833$53,750

Median home value

$122,900$170,200

Median gross rent

$900$1,071

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Lyons
Under 5	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	33.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	31.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	4.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	3.0%	22.7%
65 to 74	4.9%	12.9%
75 and over	7.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Lyons
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
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	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	36.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Lyons
No high school diploma	11.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	63.3%	63.7%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Lyons
Drove alone	67.6%	77.4%
Carpooled	9.7%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.7%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Lyons
1-unit, detached	78.7%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	13.1%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Lyons
Poverty rate	64.8%	9.6%
Average household size	3.45	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1953	1953