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Bethel Park, PA
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Bethel Park profile


Living in Bethel Park



Bethel Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 32,782 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Bethel Park is the 20th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Bethel Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Bethel Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.60% 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.

Because of many things, Bethel Park is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bethel Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bethel Park perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Bethel Park is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking a streetcar. For Bethel Park, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Bethel Park. 50.96% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bethel Park in 2022 was $52,803, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $211,212 for a family of four.

The people who call Bethel Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethel Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bethel Park include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Bethel Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.