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Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Mount Bethel is a Census CDP of 334 people across 1.25 square miles of land, in Northampton County. Median household income is $53,239, 60.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Bethel
What Mount Bethel is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.25 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land268 plus or minus 109
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorthampton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Bethel
- Population334 plus or minus 136
- Median age57.2 plus or minus 11.5
- Population under 1824 plus or minus 33
- Share under 187.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Population 65 and over99 plus or minus 62
- Share 65 and over29.6 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Households195 plus or minus 78
- Family households80 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families41.0 percent plus or minus 17.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Bethel
- Median household income$53,239 plus or minus $18,797
- Per capita income$36,599 plus or minus $9,058
- Civilian labor force205 plus or minus 79
- Employed179 plus or minus 73
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate12.7 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Adults 25 and over294 plus or minus 122
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Bethel
- Housing units248 plus or minus 85
- Occupied units195 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate21.4 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Owner occupied118 plus or minus 57
- Renter occupied77 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate60.5 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$202,800 plus or minus $77,099
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,056 plus or minus $260
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units189 plus or minus 78
- Share single family76.2 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Bethel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute164 plus or minus 73
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more135 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more82.3 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Drove alone91.2 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mount Bethel (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,740,000
- Average approval$435,000
- Median approval$325,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported26
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Bethel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Northampton County, not Mount Bethel
Northampton County context, not Mount Bethel figures
- Establishments in Northampton County6,529
- Covered employment, Northampton County120,976
- Average annual pay, Northampton County$60,298
- Housing units permitted, Northampton County546
Every figure in this section is published for Northampton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Bethel.
All Northampton County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Bethel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania?
334, in 195 households. Mount Bethel CDP covers 1.25 square miles of land, which is 268 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Bethel in?
Northampton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Bethel?
$53,239. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $202,800. Median gross rent is $1,056 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mount Bethel businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $325,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Bethel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mount Bethel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mount Bethel. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Bethel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Northampton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Bethel.
Is zoning published for Mount Bethel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.