Bethel vs West Woodstock

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

Bethel and West Woodstock 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 507 in West Woodstock). West Woodstock has the higher median home value ($350,000 vs $269,100 in Bethel). Since 2019, West Woodstock's population has grown faster (+209.1% vs -23.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	West Woodstock
Population	555	507
Median age	46.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	—
Median home value	$269,100	$350,000
Median gross rent	$1,135	—
Housing units	300	266
Homeownership rate	57.9%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	West Woodstock
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	164 → 507 (+209.1%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$79,167 → $53,125 (-32.9%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	$1,673 → $2,056 (+22.9%)

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

West Woodstock

Population

164507

Median household income

$79,167$53,125

Median gross rent

$1,673$2,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	West Woodstock
Under 5	4.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	7.7%
35 to 44	3.8%	20.5%
45 to 54	28.3%	8.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	3.8%	1.2%
75 and over	8.3%	24.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	West Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	82.4%
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%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	West Woodstock
No high school diploma	2.8%	3.7%
High school graduate	21.5%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	West Woodstock
Drove alone	75.0%	25.6%
Carpooled	16.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	16.4%
Walked	8.5%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	40.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	West Woodstock
1-unit, detached	32.3%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	18.0%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	West Woodstock
Poverty rate	3.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1938	1958