Bethel vs Martin Lake

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

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

Martin Lake has the higher population (1,203 vs 559 in Bethel). Martin Lake has the higher median household income ($120,705 vs $102,500 in Bethel). Martin Lake has the higher median home value ($426,100 vs $260,200 in Bethel).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Martin Lake
Population	559	1,203
Median age	34.8 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$102,500	$120,705
Median home value	$260,200	$426,100
Median gross rent	$1,018	$1,589
Housing units	208	541
Homeownership rate	86.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Martin Lake
Population	500 → 559 (+11.8%)	806 → 1,203 (+49.3%)
Median household income	$77,125 → $102,500 (+32.9%)	$71,332 → $120,705 (+69.2%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $260,200 (+42.3%)	$214,200 → $426,100 (+98.9%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,018 (+2.6%)	$654 → $1,589 (+143.0%)

Bethel

Population

500559

Median household income

$77,125$102,500

Median home value

$182,800$260,200

Median gross rent

$992$1,018

Martin Lake

Population

8061,203

Median household income

$71,332$120,705

Median home value

$214,200$426,100

Median gross rent

$654$1,589

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Martin Lake
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	12.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	17.7%	20.4%
65 to 74	3.8%	14.1%
75 and over	2.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Martin Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Martin Lake
No high school diploma	3.7%	14.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Martin Lake
Drove alone	74.4%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	18.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	10.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Martin Lake
1-unit, detached	89.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Martin Lake
Poverty rate	3.6%	6.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	35	29
Median year structure built	1984	1985