Bethany vs Choctaw

A side-by-side comparison of Bethany and Choctaw: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethany and Choctaw are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethany has the higher population (20,606 vs 12,208 in Choctaw). Choctaw has the higher median household income ($96,446 vs $55,063 in Bethany). Choctaw has the higher median home value ($223,900 vs $161,500 in Bethany).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Choctaw
Population	20,606	12,208
Median age	31.5 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,063	$96,446
Median home value	$161,500	$223,900
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,192
Housing units	8,406	4,592
Homeownership rate	51.9%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Choctaw
Population	19,366 → 20,606 (+6.4%)	12,474 → 12,208 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$50,867 → $55,063 (+8.2%)	$77,917 → $96,446 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $161,500 (+34.7%)	$178,600 → $223,900 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,071 (+25.3%)	$938 → $1,192 (+27.1%)

Bethany

Population

19,36620,606

Median household income

$50,867$55,063

Median home value

$119,900$161,500

Median gross rent

$855$1,071

Choctaw

Population

12,47412,208

Median household income

$77,917$96,446

Median home value

$178,600$223,900

Median gross rent

$938$1,192

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Choctaw
Under 5	7.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.4%	23.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	16.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.5%
75 and over	6.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Choctaw
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	79.4%
Black or African American	10.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	3.3%
Asian	0.7%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Choctaw
No high school diploma	14.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Choctaw
Drove alone	78.8%	84.0%
Carpooled	12.7%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	2.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.1%
Other means	1.9%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Choctaw
1-unit, detached	67.4%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Choctaw
Poverty rate	18.9%	6.7%
Average household size	2.61	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1967	1983