Bethel vs Hartland

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

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

Hartland has the higher population (713 vs 555 in Bethel). Hartland has the higher median household income ($99,232 vs $66,250 in Bethel). Since 2019, Hartland's population has grown faster (+150.2% vs -23.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Hartland
Population	555	713
Median age	46.1 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$99,232
Median home value	$269,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,135	—
Housing units	300	234
Homeownership rate	57.9%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Hartland
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	285 → 713 (+150.2%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$53,631 → $99,232 (+85.0%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	$195,200 → $166,200 (-14.9%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	$885 → $929 (+5.0%)

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

Hartland

Population

285713

Median household income

$53,631$99,232

Median home value

$195,200$166,200

Median gross rent

$885$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Hartland
Under 5	4.5%	2.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	22.3%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.1%
35 to 44	3.8%	25.9%
45 to 54	28.3%	6.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	3.8%	16.4%
75 and over	8.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Hartland
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Hartland
No high school diploma	2.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	21.5%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Hartland
Drove alone	75.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	16.5%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Hartland
1-unit, detached	32.3%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Hartland
Poverty rate	3.1%	12.4%
Average household size	2.38	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938