Bethlehem is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 777 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bethlehem is the 363rd largest community in Georgia. Bethlehem real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Bethlehem house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bethlehem is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bethlehem is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethlehem who work in office and administrative support (15.86%), sales jobs (11.65%), and management occupations (10.68%). A relatively large number of people in Bethlehem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bethlehem has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bethlehem has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bethlehem than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bethlehem may be for you. One downside of living in Bethlehem is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bethlehem, the average commute to work is 31.22 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Bethlehem does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Bethlehem who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.84% of the adults in Bethlehem have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bethlehem in 2022 was $29,384, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,536 for a family of four. However, Bethlehem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bethlehem is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bethlehem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethlehem residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bethlehem also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.88% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bethlehem include English, German, Irish, Romanian, and European. The most common language spoken in Bethlehem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
