Knox vs New Bethlehem

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

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

Knox has the higher population (1,032 vs 909 in New Bethlehem). Knox has the higher median household income ($55,380 vs $39,632 in New Bethlehem). New Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($144,700 vs $117,800 in Knox).

Population, income & housing

	Knox	New Bethlehem
Population	1,032	909
Median age	37.3 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,380	$39,632
Median home value	$117,800	$144,700
Median gross rent	$835	$635
Housing units	484	499
Homeownership rate	62.6%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox	New Bethlehem
Population	1,006 → 1,032 (+2.6%)	888 → 909 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$43,393 → $55,380 (+27.6%)	$32,500 → $39,632 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $117,800 (+10.1%)	$85,100 → $144,700 (+70.0%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $835 (+29.5%)	$514 → $635 (+23.5%)

Knox

Population

1,0061,032

Median household income

$43,393$55,380

Median home value

$107,000$117,800

Median gross rent

$645$835

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)

	Knox	New Bethlehem
Under 5	2.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	18.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	5.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	17.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	13.0%
75 and over	7.8%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox	New Bethlehem
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox	New Bethlehem
No high school diploma	9.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	52.6%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox	New Bethlehem
Drove alone	76.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox	New Bethlehem
1-unit, detached	72.5%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	3.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Knox	New Bethlehem
Poverty rate	12.1%	22.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1950	1945