Bethlehem vs West Liberty

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

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

Bethlehem has the higher population (2,568 vs 1,568 in West Liberty). Bethlehem has the higher median household income ($87,500 vs $43,333 in West Liberty). Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($203,000 vs $120,000 in West Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
Population	2,568	1,568
Median age	41.4 yrs	20.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,500	$43,333
Median home value	$203,000	$120,000
Median gross rent	$1,291	$1,750
Housing units	1,145	300
Homeownership rate	88.7%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
Population	2,461 → 2,568 (+4.3%)	1,655 → 1,568 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$73,065 → $87,500 (+19.8%)	$36,250 → $43,333 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$158,100 → $203,000 (+28.4%)	$107,900 → $120,000 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,291 (+19.2%)	$604 → $1,750 (+189.7%)

Bethlehem

Population

2,4612,568

Median household income

$73,065$87,500

Median home value

$158,100$203,000

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,291

West Liberty

Population

1,6551,568

Median household income

$36,250$43,333

Median home value

$107,900$120,000

Median gross rent

$604$1,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
Under 5	6.7%	0.4%
5 to 17	19.9%	3.2%
18 to 24	1.9%	79.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	3.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	2.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	2.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	2.9%
65 to 74	13.6%	3.3%
75 and over	9.3%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	88.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
No high school diploma	0.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	26.5%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
Drove alone	82.5%	60.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	4.4%
Walked	1.9%	23.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
1-unit, detached	90.7%	47.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	40.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	6.7%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	West Liberty
Poverty rate	5.5%	39.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1960	1973