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!) Bethpage 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. Bethpage has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bethpage than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bethpage may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Bethpage doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Bethpage is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.52% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bethpage in 2022 was $15,264, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,056 for a family of four. However, Bethpage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bethpage also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 72.10% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Bethpage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethpage residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Bethpage include Swedish, German, English, Welsh, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Bethpage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
