Bell Arthur vs Bethel

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

Bell Arthur and Bethel are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethel has the higher population (1,528 vs 649 in Bell Arthur). Bell Arthur has the higher median home value ($137,300 vs $114,000 in Bethel). Since 2019, Bell Arthur's population has grown faster (+75.9% vs -14.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
Population	649	1,528
Median age	25.0 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,489
Median home value	$137,300	$114,000
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	177	848
Homeownership rate	48.0%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.3%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	30.3%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
Population	369 → 649 (+75.9%)	1,789 → 1,528 (-14.6%)
Median household income	—	$36,848 → $51,489 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $137,300 (+8.5%)	$96,800 → $114,000 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$589 → $733 (+24.4%)

Bell Arthur

Population

369649

Median home value

$126,600$137,300

Bethel

Population

1,7891,528

Median household income

$36,848$51,489

Median home value

$96,800$114,000

Median gross rent

$589$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
Under 5	36.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	8.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	23.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	16.9%	16.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	2.2%	13.5%
75 and over	0.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	38.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	53.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.8%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	51.7%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
Drove alone	54.8%	91.9%
Carpooled	24.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
1-unit, detached	48.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	27.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	24.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Bell Arthur	Bethel
Poverty rate	9.2%	12.0%
Average household size	3.67	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1993	1962