Ascutney vs Bethel

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

Ascutney and Bethel are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethel has the higher population (555 vs 413 in Ascutney). Bethel has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $50,161 in Ascutney). Bethel has the higher median home value ($269,100 vs $200,900 in Ascutney).

Population, income & housing

	Ascutney	Bethel
Population	413	555
Median age	66.6 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,161	$66,250
Median home value	$200,900	$269,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,135
Housing units	218	300
Homeownership rate	100.0%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ascutney	Bethel
Population	421 → 413 (-1.9%)	726 → 555 (-23.6%)
Median household income	$43,250 → $50,161 (+16.0%)	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $200,900 (+24.9%)	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)

Ascutney

Population

421413

Median household income

$43,250$50,161

Median home value

$160,900$200,900

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ascutney	Bethel
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	5.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.2%
25 to 34	1.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	1.9%	3.8%
45 to 54	5.8%	28.3%
55 to 64	28.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	26.4%	3.8%
75 and over	31.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ascutney	Bethel
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ascutney	Bethel
No high school diploma	5.4%	2.8%
High school graduate	40.1%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ascutney	Bethel
Drove alone	54.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	40.0%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	5.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ascutney	Bethel
1-unit, detached	70.6%	32.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	38.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.4%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Ascutney	Bethel
Poverty rate	0.8%	3.1%
Average household size	1.81	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	32
Median year structure built	1973	1938