East Brady vs New Bethlehem

A side-by-side comparison of East Brady and New Bethlehem: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Brady has the higher population (1,070 vs 909 in New Bethlehem). East Brady has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $39,632 in New Bethlehem). New Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($144,700 vs $139,700 in East Brady).

Population, income & housing

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
Population	1,070	909
Median age	41.7 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$39,632
Median home value	$139,700	$144,700
Median gross rent	$601	$635
Housing units	546	499
Homeownership rate	64.6%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
Population	908 → 1,070 (+17.8%)	888 → 909 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$39,671 → $58,438 (+47.3%)	$32,500 → $39,632 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $139,700 (+43.4%)	$85,100 → $144,700 (+70.0%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $601 (+34.8%)	$514 → $635 (+23.5%)

East Brady

Population

9081,070

Median household income

$39,671$58,438

Median home value

$97,400$139,700

Median gross rent

$446$601

New Bethlehem

Population

888909

Median household income

$32,500$39,632

Median home value

$85,100$144,700

Median gross rent

$514$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
Under 5	6.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	5.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	17.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	7.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	13.0%
75 and over	9.3%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
No high school diploma	8.1%	13.1%
High school graduate	43.2%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
Drove alone	78.3%	76.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	9.4%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
1-unit, detached	68.5%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	3.4%
20 or more units	12.8%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	East Brady	New Bethlehem
Poverty rate	10.7%	22.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1952	1945