COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bethpage vs Levittown
PLACE A
Bethpage, New York
VS
PLACE B
Levittown, Pennsylvania
Bethpage is 66% smaller than Levittown. Bethpage earns more, with a median household income $17,186 higher.
BETHPAGELEVITTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population17,12350,926−66% vs Levittown
Population density4,7884,944−156
Population growth1.4%-0.5%+1.9 pts
Median age47.441.5+5.9
Male48.4%49.8%−1.4 pts
Female51.6%50.2%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born16.5%7.0%+9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.5%76.5%−4.1 pts
Black0.1%4.9%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%9.9%+0.4 pts
Asian15.2%1.8%+13.4 pts
Other1.9%6.8%−4.9 pts
Median household income$122,257$105,071+$17,186
Per capita income$54,179$43,190+$10,989
Poverty rate5.6%7.0%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.373+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%26.0%+17.4 pts
Graduate degree20.1%6.6%+13.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%5.2%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation58.7%65.1%−6.4 pts
Median home value$605,900$341,300+$264,600
Median gross rent$2,014$1,556+$458
Owner-occupied91.2%87.2%+4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%2.0%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households51.2%54.9%−3.7 pts
Average commute32.827.9+4.9
Worked from home17.5%10.7%+6.8 pts
Public transit to work8.6%2.0%+6.6 pts
Uninsured3.5%4.8%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024