Bethel vs Simpson

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

Bethel and Simpson 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 388 in Simpson). Bethel has the higher median household income ($51,489 vs $47,321 in Simpson). Simpson has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $114,000 in Bethel).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Simpson
Population	1,528	388
Median age	40.9 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,489	$47,321
Median home value	$114,000	$178,200
Median gross rent	$733	$850
Housing units	848	198
Homeownership rate	66.7%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Simpson
Population	1,789 → 1,528 (-14.6%)	400 → 388 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$36,848 → $51,489 (+39.7%)	$56,458 → $47,321 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $114,000 (+17.8%)	$144,800 → $178,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $733 (+24.4%)	$1,045 → $850 (-18.7%)

Bethel

Population

1,7891,528

Median household income

$36,848$51,489

Median home value

$96,800$114,000

Median gross rent

$589$733

Simpson

Population

400388

Median household income

$56,458$47,321

Median home value

$144,800$178,200

Median gross rent

$1,045$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Simpson
Under 5	2.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	2.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.7%
35 to 44	16.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	16.2%
75 and over	7.5%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	38.4%	53.1%
Black or African American	53.2%	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Simpson
No high school diploma	13.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	38.1%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Simpson
Drove alone	91.9%	93.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Simpson
1-unit, detached	88.2%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Simpson
Poverty rate	12.0%	28.6%
Average household size	2.13	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1962	1984