Bethlehem

Population: 2,568
Median household income: $87,500
Median home value: $203,000

Bethlehem is a community in Ohio County, West Virginia, home to 2,568 residents. The median household income of $87,500 is above the Ohio County median ($57,867).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bethlehem's population grew 4.3% from 2,461 to 2,568, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $158,100 to $203,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,568
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $87,500
Median home value: $203,000
Median gross rent: $1,291
Housing units: 1,145
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,461	$73,065	$158,100	$1,083
2020	2,468	$71,042	$164,200	$1,089
2021	2,559	$82,220	$173,700	$1,082
2022	2,577	$85,150	$197,300	$1,163
2023	2,568	$87,500	$203,000	$1,291

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	172	6.7%
5 to 17	511	19.9%
18 to 24	50	1.9%
25 to 34	294	11.4%
35 to 44	331	12.9%
45 to 54	326	12.7%
55 to 64	296	11.5%
65 to 74	349	13.6%
75 and over	239	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,479	96.5%
Black or African American	29	1.1%
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	42	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	0.8%
High school graduate	487	26.5%
Some college or associate's	512	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	430	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	392	21.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	923	82.5%
Carpooled	69	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	106	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	470	46.4%
15 to 29 min	339	33.5%
30 to 44 min	101	10.0%
45 to 59 min	55	5.4%
60+ min	48	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 5.5% (141 of 2,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	741	68.9%
Nonfamily households	335	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,076	94.0%
Vacant	69	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	954	88.7%
Renter-occupied	122	11.3%

1-unit, detached90.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,039	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	44	3.8%
20 or more units	57	5.0%
Mobile home & other	5	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5406940
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0465, -80.6809