Bethany - Wayne county

Population 292

Bethany, Pennsylvania

Bethany, Pennsylvania, in Wayne county, is 24 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 83 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. About 292 people people live in Bethany.

The People and Families of Bethany

In Bethany, about 55% of adults are married.

Bethany is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the town. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds the town nicely.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Bethany had a median family income of $41,161. Not many of the people of Bethany are below middle class. It turns out that people in the town tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.

Bethany Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Bethany, about 80% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns.

Commuting

In Bethany, 94% of commuters drive to work. In Bethany, people like to walk or ride bicycles.

Bethany Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	292	100%
Male	150	51.4%
Female	142	48.6%
Under 18	60	20.5%
18+	232	79.5%
65+	69	23.6%
Median Age	45
Average Family Size	2.75
White	290	99.3%
African-American	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$41,161
Population In Poverty	20	6.8%

Bethany Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	34.8%
English	13.2%
Italian	10.4%
Irish	9.2%
Ukrainian	7.6%
Welsh	4.4%
Polish	4.4%
US/American	4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2%
Slovak	1.6%
European	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	1.2%
French Canadian	1.2%
Scottish	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Danish	0.8%
Slavic	0.8%
Czech	0.8%
Austrian	0.8%