Bethany vs Del City

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

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

Del City has the higher population (21,561 vs 20,606 in Bethany). Bethany has the higher median household income ($55,063 vs $48,895 in Del City). Bethany has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $112,800 in Del City).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Del City
Population	20,606	21,561
Median age	31.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,063	$48,895
Median home value	$161,500	$112,800
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,020
Housing units	8,406	9,878
Homeownership rate	51.9%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Del City
Population	19,366 → 20,606 (+6.4%)	21,822 → 21,561 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$50,867 → $55,063 (+8.2%)	$46,485 → $48,895 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $161,500 (+34.7%)	$84,200 → $112,800 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,071 (+25.3%)	$854 → $1,020 (+19.4%)

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

Del City

Population

21,82221,561

Median household income

$46,485$48,895

Median home value

$84,200$112,800

Median gross rent

$854$1,020

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Del City
Under 5	7.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.4%	17.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.9%
75 and over	6.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Del City
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	49.8%
Black or African American	10.9%	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	4.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.5%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Del City
No high school diploma	14.0%	9.8%
High school graduate	30.5%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Del City
Drove alone	78.8%	78.5%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.7%
Worked from home	4.5%	7.6%
Other means	1.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Del City
1-unit, detached	67.4%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	4.2%
20 or more units	8.1%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Del City
Poverty rate	18.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.61	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1967	1964