Bethesda vs Moorefield

A side-by-side comparison of Bethesda and Moorefield: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethesda and Moorefield are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethesda has the higher population (136 vs 115 in Moorefield). Bethesda has the higher median household income ($85,500 vs $65,833 in Moorefield). Since 2019, Bethesda's population has grown faster (-26.5% vs -31.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethesda	Moorefield
Population	136	115
Median age	39.9 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$85,500	$65,833
Median home value	—	$200,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,071
Housing units	42	70
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	49.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethesda	Moorefield
Population	185 → 136 (-26.5%)	167 → 115 (-31.1%)
Median household income	—	$51,250 → $65,833 (+28.5%)
Median home value	—	$108,300 → $200,000 (+84.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$810 → $1,071 (+32.2%)

Bethesda

Population

185136

Moorefield

Population

167115

Median household income

$51,250$65,833

Median home value

$108,300$200,000

Median gross rent

$810$1,071

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethesda	Moorefield
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	20.6%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.9%
35 to 44	22.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	18.3%
75 and over	0.0%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethesda	Moorefield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethesda	Moorefield
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.1%
High school graduate	100.0%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethesda	Moorefield
Drove alone	87.1%	89.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethesda	Moorefield
1-unit, detached	23.8%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76.2%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Bethesda	Moorefield
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.6%
Average household size	3.24	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	2008	1975