Bethel vs Woodstock

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

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

Woodstock has the higher population (983 vs 555 in Bethel). Woodstock has the higher median household income ($103,750 vs $66,250 in Bethel). Woodstock has the higher median home value ($659,300 vs $269,100 in Bethel).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel	Woodstock
Population	555	983
Median age	46.1 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$103,750
Median home value	$269,100	$659,300
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,122
Housing units	300	642
Homeownership rate	57.9%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	64.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel	Woodstock
Population	726 → 555 (-23.6%)	1,245 → 983 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $66,250 (+26.9%)	$58,542 → $103,750 (+77.2%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $269,100 (+96.3%)	$430,800 → $659,300 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $1,135 (+41.5%)	$899 → $1,122 (+24.8%)

Bethel

Population

726555

Median household income

$52,188$66,250

Median home value

$137,100$269,100

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

Woodstock

Population

1,245983

Median household income

$58,542$103,750

Median home value

$430,800$659,300

Median gross rent

$899$1,122

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel	Woodstock
Under 5	4.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	1.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	7.3%
35 to 44	3.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	28.3%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	3.8%	17.3%
75 and over	8.3%	21.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel	Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel	Woodstock
No high school diploma	2.8%	1.8%
High school graduate	21.5%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	34.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel	Woodstock
Drove alone	75.0%	38.6%
Carpooled	16.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	22.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	26.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel	Woodstock
1-unit, detached	32.3%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	38.0%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethel	Woodstock
Poverty rate	3.1%	13.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	32	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938