Bethlehem vs Easton

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

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

Bethlehem has the higher population (77,069 vs 29,079 in Easton). Bethlehem has the higher median household income ($66,443 vs $63,775 in Easton). Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($236,500 vs $169,200 in Easton).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	Easton
Population	77,069	29,079
Median age	36.2 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,443	$63,775
Median home value	$236,500	$169,200
Median gross rent	$1,311	$1,223
Housing units	32,192	11,481
Homeownership rate	50.7%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	Easton
Population	75,461 → 77,069 (+2.1%)	27,122 → 29,079 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$55,809 → $66,443 (+19.1%)	$51,698 → $63,775 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$173,500 → $236,500 (+36.3%)	$124,800 → $169,200 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,311 (+26.3%)	$986 → $1,223 (+24.0%)

Bethlehem

Population

75,46177,069

Median household income

$55,809$66,443

Median home value

$173,500$236,500

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,311

Easton

Population

27,12229,079

Median household income

$51,698$63,775

Median home value

$124,800$169,200

Median gross rent

$986$1,223

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	Easton
Under 5	4.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	16.5%	19.2%
25 to 34	14.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	7.6%
75 and over	8.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	Easton
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	53.4%
Black or African American	8.4%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	Easton
No high school diploma	10.2%	12.4%
High school graduate	29.0%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	Easton
Drove alone	70.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.0%
Public transit	1.9%	2.0%
Walked	3.2%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.6%
Worked from home	14.2%	11.7%
Other means	3.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	Easton
1-unit, detached	36.7%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	27.1%	32.4%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	22.4%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	11.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	Easton
Poverty rate	15.8%	17.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1956	1938