COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hometown vs Bethlehem
PLACE A
Hometown, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Hometown is 296% larger than Bethlehem. Bethlehem earns more, with a median household income $3,524 higher. Hometown has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -15%).
HOMETOWNBETHLEHEMDIFFERENCE
Total population4,1911,058+296% vs Bethlehem
Population density8,749647+8,102
Population growth-0.1%-15.0%+14.9 pts
Median age41.345.5−4.2
Male47.4%41.0%+6.4 pts
Female52.6%59.0%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born9.5%1.5%+8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.2%94.2%−34.1 pts
Black0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino37.0%0.6%+36.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Other2.2%5.2%−3.0 pts
Median household income$61,101$64,625−$3,524
Per capita income$32,820$35,879−$3,059
Poverty rate6.9%11.5%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.423−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%52.8%−36.4 pts
Graduate degree5.3%32.1%−26.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%3.9%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation63.2%65.5%−2.3 pts
Median home value$173,400$262,000−$88,600
Median gross rent$678$1,075−$397
Owner-occupied74.4%67.5%+6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%5.3%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households31.3%32.9%−1.6 pts
Average commute28.116.9+11.3
Worked from home9.4%39.6%−30.2 pts
Public transit to work5.7%0.0%+5.7 pts
Uninsured5.2%5.4%−0.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024