Bethel vs Norwich

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

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

Norwich has the higher population (1,081 vs 555 in Bethel). Norwich has the higher median household income ($167,625 vs $66,250 in Bethel). Norwich has the higher median home value ($642,200 vs $269,100 in Bethel).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Norwich
Population	555	1,081
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$167,625
Median home value	$269,100	$642,200
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,750
Housing units	300	368
Homeownership rate	57.9%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	90.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Norwich
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	592 → 1,081 (+82.6%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$115,375 → $167,625 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	$431,400 → $642,200 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	$1,075 → $1,750 (+62.8%)

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

Norwich

Population

5921,081

Median household income

$115,375$167,625

Median home value

$431,400$642,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Norwich
Under 5	4.5%	2.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	30.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	5.3%
35 to 44	3.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	28.3%	19.4%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	3.8%	3.6%
75 and over	8.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Norwich
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Norwich
No high school diploma	2.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.5%	5.6%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	3.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	41.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	48.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Norwich
Drove alone	75.0%	56.3%
Carpooled	16.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	12.7%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Norwich
1-unit, detached	32.3%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Norwich
Poverty rate	3.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.38	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	32	18
Median year structure built	1938	1966