CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bethlehem

North Carolina · 3,200 residents · 7.63 sq mi

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Bethlehem is home to 3,200 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 40% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.8% of locals. The median household earns $37,198, about 23% above the national median. There are 513 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,200

−14%vs 2000

vs 3,713 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(193)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(249)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(176)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(231)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(221)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(511)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.2%(645)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(431)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(337)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.5%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,198

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,443 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,940

−44%vs 2000

vs $28,537 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,300

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $126,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.6%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(3,560)

Black0.5%(17)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(66)

Asian1.4%(52)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(3,182)

Black0.3%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(30)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3%(123)

Central American1.1%(44)

Honduran1.1%(44)

Asian origin

Chinese3.5%(142)

Asian Indian2.7%(112)

Ancestry

German25.6%(1,051)

American20%(822)

Irish9.7%(397)

English8.2%(335)

Scotch-Irish7.6%(311)

Polish3.3%(134)

Scottish2%(84)

French1.2%(50)

Italian1.1%(46)

Swedish0.8%(32)

Czech0.4%(17)

Slovak0.4%(15)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Dutch0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married13.7%(233)

Married76.2%(1,296)

Widowed5.2%(89)

Divorced4.8%(82)

Women 15+

Never married16.1%(308)

Married61.7%(1,183)

Widowed13%(250)

Divorced9.2%(177)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.8%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.3%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.4%(65)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.9%(110)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.2%(137)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 290 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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