Bethlehem vs Wilson

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

Bethlehem and Wilson 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 8,196 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median household income ($80,928 vs $66,443 in Bethlehem). Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($236,500 vs $191,800 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	Wilson
Population	77,069	8,196
Median age	36.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,443	$80,928
Median home value	$236,500	$191,800
Median gross rent	$1,311	$1,211
Housing units	32,192	3,211
Homeownership rate	50.7%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	Wilson
Population	75,461 → 77,069 (+2.1%)	7,797 → 8,196 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$55,809 → $66,443 (+19.1%)	$66,915 → $80,928 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$173,500 → $236,500 (+36.3%)	$129,900 → $191,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,311 (+26.3%)	$1,016 → $1,211 (+19.2%)

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

Wilson

Population

7,7978,196

Median household income

$66,915$80,928

Median home value

$129,900$191,800

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,211

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	Wilson
Under 5	4.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	22.0%
18 to 24	16.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.2%
75 and over	8.2%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	51.3%
Black or African American	8.4%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	Wilson
No high school diploma	10.2%	13.2%
High school graduate	29.0%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	Wilson
Drove alone	70.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	9.0%
Public transit	1.9%	3.8%
Walked	3.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	9.8%
Other means	3.0%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	Wilson
1-unit, detached	36.7%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	27.1%	45.7%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	2.4%
20 or more units	9.4%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	Wilson
Poverty rate	15.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1956	1938