Bethel vs Mexico

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

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

Mexico has the higher population (2,026 vs 546 in Bethel). Bethel has the higher median home value ($357,100 vs $99,600 in Mexico). Since 2019, Mexico's population has grown faster (+19.1% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Mexico
Population	546	2,026
Median age	39.1 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,625
Median home value	$357,100	$99,600
Median gross rent	$864	$829
Housing units	518	1,171
Homeownership rate	51.7%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Mexico
Population	667 → 546 (-18.1%)	1,701 → 2,026 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$31,742 → $32,321 (+1.8%)	$38,556 → $46,625 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$215,100 → $357,100 (+66.0%)	$68,500 → $99,600 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$286 → $864 (+202.1%)	$596 → $829 (+39.1%)

Bethel

Population

667546

Median household income

$31,742$32,321

Median home value

$215,100$357,100

Median gross rent

$286$864

Mexico

Population

1,7012,026

Median household income

$38,556$46,625

Median home value

$68,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$596$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Mexico
Under 5	8.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	13.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	4.7%
35 to 44	18.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	3.8%	5.2%
55 to 64	22.5%	18.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	15.8%
75 and over	7.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Mexico
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
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%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Mexico
No high school diploma	1.8%	5.8%
High school graduate	34.6%	51.8%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Mexico
Drove alone	59.2%	92.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.1%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Mexico
1-unit, detached	40.5%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	20.1%	4.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Mexico
Poverty rate	17.2%	23.4%
Average household size	2.01	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	10	24
Median year structure built	1966	1951