Bethel Island vs Knightsen

A side-by-side comparison of Bethel Island and Knightsen: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethel Island and Knightsen are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethel Island has the higher population (2,144 vs 2,018 in Knightsen). Knightsen has the higher median household income ($173,564 vs $78,393 in Bethel Island). Knightsen has the higher median home value ($861,100 vs $549,500 in Bethel Island).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
Population	2,144	2,018
Median age	54.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,393	$173,564
Median home value	$549,500	$861,100
Median gross rent	$1,390	$2,194
Housing units	1,072	631
Homeownership rate	71.8%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	31.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
Population	2,161 → 2,144 (-0.8%)	1,176 → 2,018 (+71.6%)
Median household income	$33,583 → $78,393 (+133.4%)	$104,375 → $173,564 (+66.3%)
Median home value	$168,900 → $549,500 (+225.3%)	$705,400 → $861,100 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $1,390 (+90.4%)	$1,703 → $2,194 (+28.8%)

Bethel Island

Population

2,1612,144

Median household income

$33,583$78,393

Median home value

$168,900$549,500

Median gross rent

$730$1,390

Knightsen

Population

1,1762,018

Median household income

$104,375$173,564

Median home value

$705,400$861,100

Median gross rent

$1,703$2,194

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
Under 5	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 17	11.8%	9.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	5.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	14.9%
55 to 64	20.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	18.8%	7.1%
75 and over	10.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	49.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
No high school diploma	27.7%	11.4%
High school graduate	16.6%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
Drove alone	73.4%	46.8%
Carpooled	16.6%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	8.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
1-unit, detached	64.0%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.6%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Bethel Island	Knightsen
Poverty rate	29.8%	1.3%
Average household size	2.38	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	56
Median year structure built	1974	1981