Bethel vs South Royalton

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

Bethel and South Royalton 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 435 in South Royalton). Bethel has the higher median home value ($269,100 vs $139,200 in South Royalton). Since 2019, Bethel's population has grown faster (-23.6% vs -34.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	South Royalton
Population	555	435
Median age	46.1 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	—
Median home value	$269,100	$139,200
Median gross rent	$1,135	$872
Housing units	300	380
Homeownership rate	57.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	South Royalton
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	668 → 435 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$46,133 → $44,423 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	$138,400 → $139,200 (+0.6%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	$1,084 → $872 (-19.6%)

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

South Royalton

Population

668435

Median household income

$46,133$44,423

Median home value

$138,400$139,200

Median gross rent

$1,084$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	South Royalton
Under 5	4.5%	2.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	11.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	31.5%
35 to 44	3.8%	5.3%
45 to 54	28.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.7%
65 to 74	3.8%	8.3%
75 and over	8.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	South Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	South Royalton
No high school diploma	2.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.5%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	South Royalton
Drove alone	75.0%	13.5%
Carpooled	16.5%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	55.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	South Royalton
1-unit, detached	32.3%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	23.9%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	39.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	South Royalton
Poverty rate	3.1%	29.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938