Bethany vs Midwest City

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

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

Midwest City has the higher population (58,170 vs 20,606 in Bethany). Midwest City has the higher median household income ($57,739 vs $55,063 in Bethany). Bethany has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $158,400 in Midwest City).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Midwest City
Population	20,606	58,170
Median age	31.5 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,063	$57,739
Median home value	$161,500	$158,400
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,046
Housing units	8,406	26,921
Homeownership rate	51.9%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Midwest City
Population	19,366 → 20,606 (+6.4%)	57,288 → 58,170 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$50,867 → $55,063 (+8.2%)	$49,914 → $57,739 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $161,500 (+34.7%)	$113,400 → $158,400 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,071 (+25.3%)	$867 → $1,046 (+20.6%)

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

Midwest City

Population

57,28858,170

Median household income

$49,914$57,739

Median home value

$113,400$158,400

Median gross rent

$867$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Midwest City
Under 5	7.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.4%	20.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.6%
75 and over	6.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Midwest City
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	56.7%
Black or African American	10.9%	22.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	2.5%
Asian	0.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.5%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Midwest City
No high school diploma	14.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Midwest City
Drove alone	78.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.0%
Other means	1.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Midwest City
1-unit, detached	67.4%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	10.8%
20 or more units	8.1%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Midwest City
Poverty rate	18.9%	15.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1967	1974