Bethlehem town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,512 ( 14 from 2010 )
Land area: 90.6 square miles
Population density: 27.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,444	97.29%	1.0%
Black:	8	0.32%	166.7%
Indian:	6	0.24%	45.5%
Asian:	17	0.68%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	0.04%	96.9%
Hispanic:	36	1.43%	16.3%

Total non-White:	68	2.71%	35.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	24	1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-38	-1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,526
2,420	95.80%
3	0.12%
11	0.44%
17	0.67%
32	1.27%
43	1.70%
106	4.20%

2000
2,199
2,129	96.82%
7	0.32%
21	0.95%
10	0.45%
21	0.95%
11	0.50%
70	3.18%

1990
2,033
1,987	97.74%
4	0.20%
2	0.10%
2	0.10%
n/a
38	1.87%
46	2.26%

1980
1,784
1,778	99.66%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.34%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

291	13.2
36	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

142	7.0
24	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

209	11.7
40	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethlehem town, NH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
54.2
364	14.5%
2,148	85.5%
610	24.3%

1,016
2.41

696	68.5%
523	75.1%
106	15.2%
320	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.5
529	20.9%
1,997	79.1%
338	13.4%

1,103
2.27

698	63.3%
540	77.4%
75	10.7%
405	36.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
529	24.1%
1,670	75.9%
231	10.5%

932
2.33

592	63.5%
466	78.7%
75	12.7%
340	36.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
559	27.5%
1,474	72.5%
191	9.4%

756
2.67

532	70.4%
447	84.0%
42	7.9%
224	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
548	30.7%
1,236	69.3%
179	10.0%

680
2.61

462	67.9%
407	88.1%
39	8.4%
218	32.1%

2022 Housing Data for Bethlehem town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	53	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	41	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	39	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	27	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	52	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	55	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	49	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	39	3.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	5.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	179	17.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	139	13.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	74	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	4.2%
$200,000 or more	113	11.1%

Median Household Income	82,063
Per Capita Income	41,183

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	69	6.8%
Public Assistance	31	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	34	3.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,164	73.6%
Unemployed	60	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,224	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	358	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	311	553	36.0%
Non-Profit	68	86	44.2%
Self-Employed	71	89	44.4%

Local Government	11	59	15.7%
State Government	31	16	66.0%
Federal Government	7	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	382	642	37.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	117	161	42.1%
Total	499	803	38.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	225	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	263	20.2%
Professional, Technical	375	28.8%
Service Occupations	254	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	1.5%
All others	185	14.2%

White Collar		66.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	251	19.3%
Accommodation and food services	198	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	151	11.6%
Educational services	120	9.2%
Manufacturing	103	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	96	7.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	62	4.8%
Wholesale trade	57	4.4%
Construction	56	4.3%
Other services	39	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	2.7%
Public administration	35	2.7%
Finance and insurance	25	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	23	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.6%
Information	6	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	0.52%
Puerto Rican	17	0.68%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	6	0.24%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	6	0.24%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	17	0.68%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,395	97.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	47	1.9%
Spanish	8	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.2%
Other Indo-European	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	598	23.8%
Irish	502	20.0%
French	294	11.7%
German	229	9.1%
French Canadian	195	7.8%
Scotch-Irish	161	6.4%
Italian	143	5.7%
Swedish	77	3.1%
Polish	74	2.9%
Scottish	67	2.7%
Hungarian	61	2.4%
American	54	2.1%
Portuguese	37	1.5%
Norwegian	30	1.2%
Russian	26	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,512	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,453	97.7%
Foreign-born	59	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	0.7%	36	1.7%	448	21.6%	716	34.5%	403	19.4%	459	22.1%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	0.7%
9-12 Years	36	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	448	21.6%
Some College	716	34.5%
Bach. Degree	403	19.4%
Grad Degree	459	22.1%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	D +178	D + 8.1%
D +225
2020 vs. 2012	R +86	D +73	D + 0.9%
D +159
2020 vs. 2008	R +103	D +49	R + 1.0%
D +152

2016 vs. 2008	R +56	R +129	R + 9.1%
D -73
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Joe Biden (D)	1,021	61.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	620	37.1%	30	1.8%	1,671	-8	-10	0.21%
2016	69%	Hillary Clinton (D)	796	55.2%	Donald Trump (R)	573	39.7%	74	5.1%	1,443	-7	-6	0.19%
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	862	60.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	534	37.6%	24	1.7%	1,420	-9	-10	0.20%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	869	61.7%	John McCain (R)	517	36.7%	22	1.6%	1,408	-8	-9	0.20%
2004	77%	John Kerry (D)	771	55.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	597	43.2%	15	1.1%	1,383	-6	-8	0.20%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	502	45.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	500	45.2%	103	9.3%	1,105	-3	-2	0.19%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bethlehem town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,021

61.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

620

37.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

1,671

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, Bethlehem town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

796

55.2%

Donald Trump (R)

573

39.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,443

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Bethlehem town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

862

60.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

534

37.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,420

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Bethlehem town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

869

61.7%

John McCain (R)

517

36.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,408

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Bethlehem town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

597

43.2%

John Kerry (D)

771

55.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,383

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Bethlehem town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

502

45.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

500

45.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,105

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethlehem town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	64%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	856	62.6%	Don Bolduc (R)	464	33.9%	47 [+]	3.4%	1,367	-10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 45 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	64%	Tom Sherman (D)	726	53.3%	Chris Sununu* (R)	606	44.5%	30 [+]	2.2%	1,362	-12	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 17 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.6%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 5 (0.4%);
2020	S2	78%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	1,075	64.3%	Corky Messner (R)	552	33.0%	44 [+]	2.6%	1,671	-8	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 40 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2020	G	77%	Chris Sununu* (R)	910	55.4%	Dan Feltes (D)	694	42.3%	38 [+]	2.3%	1,642	-10	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 35 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2018	G	58%	Molly Kelly (D)	696	57.5%	Chris Sununu* (R)	496	41.0%	19 [+]	1.6%	1,211	-12	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 19 (1.6%);
2016	S3	70%	Maggie Hassan (D)	754	52.0%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	616	42.5%	79 [+]	5.5%	1,449	-5	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 44 (3.0%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 32 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2016	G	68%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	762	53.6%	Chris Sununu (R)	565	39.7%	95 [+]	6.7%	1,422	-9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 92 (6.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2014	S2	49%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	619	62.1%	Scott Brown (R)	373	37.4%	5 [+]	0.5%	997	-10	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.5%);
2014	G	48%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	601	60.6%	Walt Havenstein (R)	389	39.3%	1 [+]	0.1%	991	-8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,339
Median Value	$245,600

Occupied	1,016	75.9%
Vacant	323	24.1%

Owned	792	78.0%
Rented	224	22.0%
Median Rent	$938

Single-Family Units	1,124	83.9%
Detached	1,085	81.0%
Attached	39	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	51	3.8%
Mobile Homes	78	5.8%

Bethlehem town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethlehem town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Bethlehem town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bethlehem town, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bethlehem town, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bethlehem town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bethlehem town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethlehem town, NH