Bethlehem

Population: 660
Median household income: $70,000
Median home value: $236,800

Located in Barrow County, Georgia, Bethlehem is a community with a population of 660. At $70,000, its median household income sits below Barrow County's $77,477.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bethlehem's population declined 29.9% from 942 to 660, while its median home value rose 100.7% from $118,000 to $236,800.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 660
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,000
Median home value: $236,800
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 220
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

942660

Median household income

$52,750$70,000

Median home value

$118,000$236,800

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	942	$52,750	$118,000	$1,158
2020	1,042	$53,281	$123,400	$1,107
2021	891	$60,076	$153,100	$1,107
2022	598	$67,250	$223,200	$1,042
2023	660	$70,000	$236,800	$1,042

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3421.8%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	5.2%
5 to 17	133	20.2%
18 to 24	39	5.9%
25 to 34	144	21.8%
35 to 44	105	15.9%
45 to 54	55	8.3%
55 to 64	65	9.8%
65 to 74	54	8.2%
75 and over	31	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	441	66.8%
Black or African American	14	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	184	27.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	9.9%
High school graduate	175	38.5%
Some college or associate's	153	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	57	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled20.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	67.0%
Carpooled	64	20.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	11.3%
Other means	3	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	21.2%
15 to 29 min	75	27.4%
30 to 44 min	74	27.0%
45 to 59 min	38	13.9%
60+ min	29	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.30
Poverty rate: 6.8% (44 of 643)

	Count	Share
Family households	175	87.5%
Nonfamily households	25	12.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200	90.9%
Vacant	20	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	167	83.5%
Renter-occupied	33	16.5%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	209	95.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1307612
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.9379, -83.7100