Bethania

Population: 362
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $251,700

Bethania is a community in Forsyth County, North Carolina, home to 362 residents. Its median household income of $77,500 runs above the Forsyth County figure of $65,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bethania's population declined 3.2% from 374 to 362, while its median home value rose 54.9% from $162,500 to $251,700.

The median gross rent is $1,578. 30.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 362
Median age: 58.1 yrs
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $251,700
Median gross rent: $1,578
Housing units: 185
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

374362

Median household income

$59,000$77,500

Median home value

$162,500$251,700

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	374	$59,000	$162,500	$1,106
2020	351	$70,656	$257,700	$1,174
2021	331	$75,656	$250,600	$1,196
2022	335	$80,227	$247,100	$1,464
2023	362	$77,500	$251,700	$1,578

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over18.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	3.3%
5 to 17	37	10.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	22	6.1%
35 to 44	45	12.4%
45 to 54	44	12.2%
55 to 64	69	19.1%
65 to 74	65	18.0%
75 and over	68	18.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	244	67.4%
Black or African American	72	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	11.8%
High school graduate	66	21.1%
Some college or associate's	116	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	69	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	90	70.9%
Carpooled	8	6.3%
Public transit	1	0.8%
Walked	2	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	17.3%
Other means	4	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	27.6%
15 to 29 min	38	36.2%
30 to 44 min	26	24.8%
45 to 59 min	8	7.6%
60+ min	4	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 13.8% (50 of 362)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	61.7%
Nonfamily households	62	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	162	87.6%
Vacant	23	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	135	83.3%
Renter-occupied	27	16.7%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	173	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3705340
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.1798, -80.3349