Bethel vs Kezar Falls

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

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

Kezar Falls has the higher population (834 vs 546 in Bethel). Bethel has the higher median home value ($357,100 vs $222,200 in Kezar Falls). Since 2019, Kezar Falls's population has grown faster (+32.8% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
Population	546	834
Median age	39.1 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,250
Median home value	$357,100	$222,200
Median gross rent	$864	$893
Housing units	518	340
Homeownership rate	51.7%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
Population	667 → 546 (-18.1%)	628 → 834 (+32.8%)
Median household income	$31,742 → $32,321 (+1.8%)	$29,375 → $46,250 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$215,100 → $357,100 (+66.0%)	$156,000 → $222,200 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$286 → $864 (+202.1%)	$941 → $893 (-5.1%)

Bethel

Population

667546

Median household income

$31,742$32,321

Median home value

$215,100$357,100

Median gross rent

$286$864

Kezar Falls

Population

628834

Median household income

$29,375$46,250

Median home value

$156,000$222,200

Median gross rent

$941$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
Under 5	8.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	11.5%	21.7%
35 to 44	18.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	3.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	22.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	14.3%
75 and over	7.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
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	1.6%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
No high school diploma	1.8%	3.8%
High school graduate	34.6%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
Drove alone	59.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.1%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
1-unit, detached	40.5%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	20.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	8.7%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Kezar Falls
Poverty rate	17.2%	12.7%
Average household size	2.01	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	10	36
Median year structure built	1966	1960