Bethel vs Pennwyn

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

Bethel and Pennwyn 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 482 in Pennwyn). Since 2019, Bethel's population has grown faster (-8.9% vs -10.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Pennwyn
Population	534	482
Median age	29.5 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median home value	—	$193,500
Housing units	155	386
Homeownership rate	81.3%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Pennwyn
Population	586 → 534 (-8.9%)	538 → 482 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$49,188 → $55,469 (+12.8%)	$84,537 → $48,929 (-42.1%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $90,000 (-56.9%)	$171,400 → $193,500 (+12.9%)

Bethel

Population

586534

Median household income

$49,188$55,469

Median home value

$209,000$90,000

Pennwyn

Population

538482

Median household income

$84,537$48,929

Median home value

$171,400$193,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Pennwyn
Under 5	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	33.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	31.1%	1.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	8.1%
45 to 54	4.7%	19.1%
55 to 64	3.0%	17.2%
65 to 74	4.9%	0.0%
75 and over	7.7%	26.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Pennwyn
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	75.1%
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	0.0%	24.9%
Hispanic or Latino	36.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Pennwyn
No high school diploma	11.3%	23.0%
High school graduate	63.3%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Pennwyn
Drove alone	67.6%	62.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	24.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Pennwyn
1-unit, detached	78.7%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	20.7%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Pennwyn
Poverty rate	64.8%	26.1%
Average household size	3.45	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1953	1974