Bethany vs Oklahoma City

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

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

Oklahoma City has the higher population (688,693 vs 20,606 in Bethany). Oklahoma City has the higher median household income ($66,702 vs $55,063 in Bethany). Oklahoma City has the higher median home value ($215,100 vs $161,500 in Bethany).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
Population	20,606	688,693
Median age	31.5 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,063	$66,702
Median home value	$161,500	$215,100
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,083
Housing units	8,406	302,751
Homeownership rate	51.9%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
Population	19,366 → 20,606 (+6.4%)	643,692 → 688,693 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$50,867 → $55,063 (+8.2%)	$55,557 → $66,702 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $161,500 (+34.7%)	$158,500 → $215,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,071 (+25.3%)	$871 → $1,083 (+24.3%)

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

Oklahoma City

Population

643,692688,693

Median household income

$55,557$66,702

Median home value

$158,500$215,100

Median gross rent

$871$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
Under 5	7.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	22.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	16.4%	15.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.3%
75 and over	6.7%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	51.0%
Black or African American	10.9%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	2.3%
Asian	0.7%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.6%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
No high school diploma	14.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	30.5%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
Drove alone	78.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.5%	9.8%
Other means	1.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
1-unit, detached	67.4%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	11.8%
20 or more units	8.1%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Oklahoma City
Poverty rate	18.9%	15.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1967	1981