COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bethany vs Port Jervis
PLACE A
Bethany, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Port Jervis, New York
Bethany is 97% smaller than Port Jervis. Bethany earns more, with a median household income $52,333 higher.
BETHANYPORT JERVISDIFFERENCE
Total population2398,518−97% vs Port Jervis
Population density4803,367−2,887
Population growth-2.0%-0.6%−1.4 pts
Median age48.640.2+8.4
Male50.2%52.5%−2.3 pts
Female49.8%47.5%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born2.5%12.6%−10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%58.2%+32.8 pts
Black1.4%7.6%−6.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%22.3%−15.5 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other0.7%7.7%−7.0 pts
Median household income$100,250$47,917+$52,333
Per capita income$39,009$27,833+$11,176
Poverty rate5.0%22.2%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3130.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%15.8%+29.5 pts
Graduate degree24.0%5.5%+18.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%6.6%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation55.3%52.3%+3.0 pts
Median home value$236,800$236,700+$100
Median gross rent$742$1,260−$518
Owner-occupied84.6%50.6%+34.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%8.7%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households10.5%64.9%−54.3 pts
Average commute26.725.2+1.5
Worked from home9.8%8.6%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured2.5%4.2%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025