Bethel

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 11,606
Median household income: $88,344
Median home value: $377,500

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Bethel is a community with a population of 11,606. Its median household income of $88,344 runs below the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

From 2019 to 2023, Bethel's population grew 15.9% from 10,012 to 11,606, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $295,600 to $377,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,606
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $88,344
Median home value: $377,500
Median gross rent: $1,471
Housing units: 4,972
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,01211,606

Median household income

$73,393$88,344

Median home value

$295,600$377,500

Median gross rent

$1,259$1,471

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,012	$73,393	$295,600	$1,259
2020	10,839	$64,800	$309,300	$1,280
2021	11,374	$72,950	$338,700	$1,349
2022	11,551	$79,500	$368,700	$1,457
2023	11,606	$88,344	$377,500	$1,471

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	595	5.1%
5 to 17	2,050	17.7%
18 to 24	881	7.6%
25 to 34	1,624	14.0%
35 to 44	1,071	9.2%
45 to 54	1,795	15.5%
55 to 64	1,839	15.8%
65 to 74	981	8.5%
75 and over	770	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,853	59.0%
Black or African American	1,158	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	569	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	674	5.8%
Two or more races	811	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,541	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	891	11.0%
High school graduate	2,125	26.3%
Some college or associate's	1,962	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,858	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,244	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,475	75.6%
Carpooled	383	6.5%
Public transit	104	1.8%
Walked	30	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	713	12.0%
Other means	216	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,429	27.4%
15 to 29 min	1,687	32.4%
30 to 44 min	767	14.7%
45 to 59 min	694	13.3%
60+ min	631	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 5.9% (679 of 11,588)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,899	61.2%
Nonfamily households	1,838	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,737	95.3%
Vacant	235	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,277	69.2%
Renter-occupied	1,460	30.8%

1-unit, detached48.8%

1-unit, attached14.4%

2 to 4 units22.8%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,428	48.8%
1-unit, attached	714	14.4%
2 to 4 units	1,132	22.8%
5 to 19 units	524	10.5%
20 or more units	174	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0904790
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.3603, -73.4139