Bethel vs Ludlow

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

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

Ludlow has the higher population (755 vs 555 in Bethel). Bethel has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $53,654 in Ludlow). Ludlow has the higher median home value ($278,300 vs $269,100 in Bethel).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Ludlow
Population	555	755
Median age	46.1 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$53,654
Median home value	$269,100	$278,300
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,029
Housing units	300	671
Homeownership rate	57.9%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Ludlow
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	688 → 755 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$41,736 → $53,654 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	$191,800 → $278,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	$840 → $1,029 (+22.5%)

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

Ludlow

Population

688755

Median household income

$41,736$53,654

Median home value

$191,800$278,300

Median gross rent

$840$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Ludlow
Under 5	4.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	9.0%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.1%
35 to 44	3.8%	5.7%
45 to 54	28.3%	16.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	3.8%	13.0%
75 and over	8.3%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Ludlow
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Ludlow
No high school diploma	2.8%	8.9%
High school graduate	21.5%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Ludlow
Drove alone	75.0%	73.8%
Carpooled	16.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Ludlow
1-unit, detached	32.3%	47.4%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	32.8%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Ludlow
Poverty rate	3.1%	9.7%
Average household size	2.38	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938