Bethel vs Fryeburg

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

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

Fryeburg has the higher population (1,665 vs 546 in Bethel). Bethel has the higher median home value ($357,100 vs $268,100 in Fryeburg). Since 2019, Fryeburg's population has grown faster (+8.0% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Fryeburg
Population	546	1,665
Median age	39.1 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,944
Median home value	$357,100	$268,100
Median gross rent	$864	$869
Housing units	518	729
Homeownership rate	51.7%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Fryeburg
Population	667 → 546 (-18.1%)	1,542 → 1,665 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$31,742 → $32,321 (+1.8%)	$53,684 → $61,944 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$215,100 → $357,100 (+66.0%)	$175,500 → $268,100 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$286 → $864 (+202.1%)	$644 → $869 (+34.9%)

Bethel

Population

667546

Median household income

$31,742$32,321

Median home value

$215,100$357,100

Median gross rent

$286$864

Fryeburg

Population

1,5421,665

Median household income

$53,684$61,944

Median home value

$175,500$268,100

Median gross rent

$644$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Fryeburg
Under 5	8.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.5%	6.4%
35 to 44	18.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	3.8%	18.8%
55 to 64	22.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.4%
75 and over	7.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Fryeburg
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Fryeburg
No high school diploma	1.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	34.6%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	34.8%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Fryeburg
Drove alone	59.2%	69.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.7%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Fryeburg
1-unit, detached	40.5%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	20.1%	6.6%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Fryeburg
Poverty rate	17.2%	13.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	10	19
Median year structure built	1966	1970