Bethel vs Hartford Village

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

Bethel and Hartford Village 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 548 in Hartford Village). Hartford Village has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $66,250 in Bethel). Since 2019, Hartford Village's population has grown faster (+64.1% vs -23.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Hartford Village
Population	555	548
Median age	46.1 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$71,250
Median home value	$269,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,169
Housing units	300	303
Homeownership rate	57.9%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Hartford Village
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	334 → 548 (+64.1%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$46,150 → $71,250 (+54.4%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	$183,300 → $176,100 (-3.9%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	$1,092 → $1,169 (+7.1%)

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

Hartford Village

Population

334548

Median household income

$46,150$71,250

Median home value

$183,300$176,100

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,169

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Hartford Village
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	3.8%	22.1%
45 to 54	28.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	25.0%
65 to 74	3.8%	9.1%
75 and over	8.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Hartford Village
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Hartford Village
No high school diploma	2.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	21.5%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Hartford Village
Drove alone	75.0%	78.0%
Carpooled	16.5%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	17.6%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Hartford Village
1-unit, detached	32.3%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	33.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Hartford Village
Poverty rate	3.1%	17.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1938	1962