Bethel vs North Springfield

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

Bethel and North Springfield 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 432 in North Springfield). North Springfield has the higher median household income ($67,290 vs $66,250 in Bethel). Bethel has the higher median home value ($269,100 vs $163,000 in North Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	North Springfield
Population	555	432
Median age	46.1 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$67,290
Median home value	$269,100	$163,000
Median gross rent	$1,135	—
Housing units	300	314
Homeownership rate	57.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	North Springfield
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	644 → 432 (-32.9%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$32,137 → $67,290 (+109.4%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	$133,800 → $163,000 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	—

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

North Springfield

Population

644432

Median household income

$32,137$67,290

Median home value

$133,800$163,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	North Springfield
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	11.2%	4.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	3.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	28.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	36.6%
65 to 74	3.8%	22.2%
75 and over	8.3%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	North Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	88.7%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	North Springfield
No high school diploma	2.8%	6.8%
High school graduate	21.5%	54.7%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	North Springfield
Drove alone	75.0%	68.8%
Carpooled	16.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	31.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	North Springfield
1-unit, detached	32.3%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	North Springfield
Poverty rate	3.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.38	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1938	1991