Housing data for Bethlehem Township, NJ
Bethlehem Township, NJ has an estimated 3,760 residents and 1,392 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Hunterdon County.
5.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,047 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−3.1%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,760 (±21)
- Housing units
- 1,392 (±75)
- Households that rent
- 5.0%
- Median gross rent
- $2,047
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −3.1%
What stands out in Bethlehem Township
Households that rent: 5.0% (±4.7 points) in Bethlehem Township, lower than in Hunterdon County (14.9%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.6% (±4.6 points) in Bethlehem Township, lower than in Hunterdon County (7.7%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 49.3% (±7.9 points) in Bethlehem Township, higher than in Hunterdon County (30.0%).
Median gross rent: $2,047 (±$355) in Bethlehem Township, higher than in Hunterdon County ($1,687).
Housing in Bethlehem Township at a glance
- Median rent: $2,047 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 55.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 5.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $142,434 median household income
- Home values: $496,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $3,004 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 88.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 53.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 49.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 34.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −3.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 17.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bethlehem Township against Hunterdon County, its state and the nation
| Bethlehem Township | Hunterdon County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,760 (±21) | 130,160 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,392 (±75) | 52,115 (±104) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 5.0% (±4.7 points) | 14.9% (±1.0 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,047 (±$355) | $1,687 (±$51) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $142,434 (±$23,637) | $141,715 (±$3,618) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $496,600 (±$40,873) | $517,200 (±$12,844) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $10,000 or more | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 53.6% (±10.5 points) | 50.6% (±2.2 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 34.5 minutes (±3.5) | 33.0 minutes (±0.9) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 96.6% (±2.4 points) | 94.6% (±0.9 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 44.2 years (±3.8) | 46.1 years (±0.2) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Bethlehem Township covers 20.7 square miles of land, about 182 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Bethlehem Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,881 (±18) | 3,760 (±21) | −3.1% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 1,611 (±66) | 1,392 (±75) | −13.6% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $2,016 (±$417) | $2,047 (±$355) | +1.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $413,300 (±$28,389) | $496,600 (±$40,873) | +20.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $131,369 (±$18,063) | $142,434 (±$23,637) | +8.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,801 (±$130) | $3,004 (±$314) | +7.2% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 7.9% (±4.4 points) | 5.0% (±4.7 points) | −2.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±24.9 points) | 0.0% (±42.6 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Hunterdon County
Bethlehem Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hunterdon County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Hunterdon County recorded 51 violent and 328 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Bethlehem Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08802 | 44% | 4,552 | — | $461,700 | $135,689 |
| 08827 | 32% | 4,346 | $1,458 | $443,400 | $135,625 |
| 08804 | 19% | 3,465 | — | $462,000 | $107,333 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Bethlehem Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township (Hunterdon County) | 3.3 mi | $1,625 | $416,600 | 8.8% |
| Bloomsbury Borough | 3.4 mi | $1,500 | $348,200 | 39.1% |
| Hampton Borough | 3.5 mi | $1,125 | $336,500 | 30.3% |
| Franklin Township (Warren County) | 3.9 mi | $1,438 | $428,300 | 10.5% |
| Glen Gardner Borough | 4.5 mi | $1,890 | $330,900 | 24.4% |
| Alexandria Township | 4.9 mi | — | $552,000 | 9.3% |
| Washington Township (Warren County) | 5.3 mi | $2,141 | $413,800 | 8.4% |
| Clinton Town | 5.4 mi | $1,881 | $436,200 | 29.8% |
Places in New Jersey most like Bethlehem Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamong Township | $2,228 | $442,400 | $128,271 | 6.7% |
| Hardwick Township | $1,818 | $421,200 | $124,625 | 12.7% |
| Lafayette Township | $1,891 | $490,200 | $129,038 | 12.0% |
| Sparta Township | $1,864 | $484,200 | $167,963 | 12.6% |
| Roxbury Township | $1,983 | $465,700 | $134,519 | 11.8% |
| Washington Township (Morris County) | $1,701 | $592,600 | $165,651 | 9.3% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New Jersey.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Bethlehem Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,953 | $2,103 | $2,623 | $3,125 | $3,508 |
HUD income limits for Bethlehem Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $32,550 | $54,200 | $80,200 |
| 2 people | $37,200 | $61,950 | $91,700 |
| 3 people | $41,850 | $69,700 | $103,150 |
| 4 people | $46,450 | $77,400 | $114,600 |
| 5 people | $50,200 | $83,600 | $123,800 |
| 6 people | $53,900 | $89,800 | $132,950 |
| 7 people | $57,600 | $96,000 | $142,150 |
| 8 people | $61,350 | $102,200 | $151,300 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $154,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Bethlehem Township
What is the median household income in Bethlehem Township?
The median household income in Bethlehem Township is $142,434 (±$23,637) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Bethlehem Township, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $496,600 (±$40,873) for owner-occupied homes in Bethlehem Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Bethlehem Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Bethlehem Township, NJ is $3,004 (±$314) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Bethlehem Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Bethlehem Township, NJ is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Bethlehem Township?
Bethlehem Township, NJ has an estimated 1,392 (±75) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Bethlehem Township?
53.6% of homes in Bethlehem Township, NJ were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Bethlehem Township growing?
In Bethlehem Township, the number of residents went from 3,881 in 2015–2019 to 3,760 in 2020–2024 (−3.1%), a measurable decrease.
What ZIP codes are in Bethlehem Township?
The ZIP codes that cover Bethlehem Township are 08802, 08827, 08804.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bethlehem township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (county subdivision:05650, in state:34 county:019).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .