Bethel

Population: 6,313
Median household income: $109,718
Median home value: $354,400

Bethel is a community in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, home to 6,313 residents. At $109,718, its median household income sits above Bethel Census Area's $70,616.

From 2019 to 2023, Bethel's population declined 2.5% from 6,472 to 6,313, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $280,400 to $354,400.

The typical home was built around 1989. 12.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,313
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $109,718
Median home value: $354,400
Median gross rent: $1,657
Housing units: 2,484
Homeownership rate: 44.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4726,313

Median household income

$83,367$109,718

Median home value

$280,400$354,400

Median gross rent

$1,552$1,657

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,472	$83,367	$280,400	$1,552
2020	6,548	$86,624	$287,600	$1,490
2021	6,273	$100,168	$309,900	$1,572
2022	6,312	$100,852	$340,100	$1,546
2023	6,313	$109,718	$354,400	$1,657

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	555	8.8%
5 to 17	1,306	20.7%
18 to 24	638	10.1%
25 to 34	1,079	17.1%
35 to 44	773	12.2%
45 to 54	639	10.1%
55 to 64	849	13.4%
65 to 74	335	5.3%
75 and over	139	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,064	16.9%
Black or African American	164	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4,280	67.8%
Asian	205	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	30	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	348	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	222	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	444	11.6%
High school graduate	1,662	43.6%
Some college or associate's	941	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	394	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	373	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone39.7%

Carpooled20.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked18.2%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means11.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,096	39.7%
Carpooled	559	20.2%
Public transit	15	0.5%
Walked	503	18.2%
Bicycle	23	0.8%
Worked from home	254	9.2%
Other means	314	11.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,041	81.3%
15 to 29 min	283	11.3%
30 to 44 min	168	6.7%
45 to 59 min	18	0.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 12.8% (766 of 5,975)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,343	67.7%
Nonfamily households	642	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,985	79.9%
Vacant	499	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	877	44.2%
Renter-occupied	1,108	55.8%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units20.0%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,537	61.9%
1-unit, attached	35	1.4%
2 to 4 units	496	20.0%
5 to 19 units	98	3.9%
20 or more units	181	7.3%
Mobile home & other	137	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0206520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 5.04 sq mi
Center point: 60.7939, -161.7959