New Bethlehem vs Sligo

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

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

New Bethlehem has the higher population (909 vs 750 in Sligo). Sligo has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $39,632 in New Bethlehem). New Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($144,700 vs $111,500 in Sligo).

Population, income & housing

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
Population	909	750
Median age	47.6 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,632	$52,500
Median home value	$144,700	$111,500
Median gross rent	$635	$775
Housing units	499	358
Homeownership rate	51.3%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
Population	888 → 909 (+2.4%)	491 → 750 (+52.7%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $39,632 (+21.9%)	$38,125 → $52,500 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$85,100 → $144,700 (+70.0%)	$88,600 → $111,500 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$514 → $635 (+23.5%)	$720 → $775 (+7.6%)

New Bethlehem

Population

888909

Median household income

$32,500$39,632

Median home value

$85,100$144,700

Median gross rent

$514$635

Sligo

Population

491750

Median household income

$38,125$52,500

Median home value

$88,600$111,500

Median gross rent

$720$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
Under 5	3.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	15.6%
35 to 44	5.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	17.8%	16.4%
55 to 64	7.7%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.9%
75 and over	13.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
No high school diploma	13.1%	11.8%
High school graduate	43.4%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
Drove alone	76.6%	82.8%
Carpooled	15.1%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
1-unit, detached	71.5%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	New Bethlehem	Sligo
Poverty rate	22.4%	19.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	37
Median year structure built	1945	1955