Moving to Bethlehem, Georgia

Population: 716. Estimated population in July 2024: 938 (+31.0% change)
Males: 370 (51.7%), Females: 346 (48.3%)

Zip code: 30620

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $47,500
Median house value: $102,800

Population by Race

Races in Bethlehem:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.1%)
  • Hispanic (7.5%)
  • Other race (6.0%)
  • Black (4.7%)
  • Other Asian (2.0%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (24.6%), English (8.8%), Irish (6.4%), German (6.0%), French (2.0%), Scottish (1.5%).

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Map of Bethlehem, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bethlehem

  • High school or higher: 70.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethlehem town

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 71.9%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

9.1% Foreign born (8.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +266 (+59.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bethlehem:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethlehem:

  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 28 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 54 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 55 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bethlehem:

  • WINDER-BARROW (about 4 miles; WINDER, GA; Abbreviation: WDR)
  • MONROE-WALTON COUNTY (about 12 miles; MONROE, GA; Abbreviation: D73)
  • GWINNETT COUNTY – BRISCOE FIELD (about 17 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: LZU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethlehem:

  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 24 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,181)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 41 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 42 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 10,839)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,119)

Public primary/middle school in Bethlehem:

  • BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 473; Location: 54 STAR STREET WEST; Grades: PK – 05)