Bethel

Population: 1,528
Median household income: $51,489
Median home value: $114,000

Bethel is a community in Pitt County, North Carolina, home to 1,528 residents. Its median household income of $51,489 runs below the Pitt County figure of $58,851.

From 2019 to 2023, Bethel's population declined 14.6% from 1,789 to 1,528, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $96,800 to $114,000.

The median gross rent is $733. 17.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,528
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,489
Median home value: $114,000
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 848
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7891,528

Median household income

$36,848$51,489

Median home value

$96,800$114,000

Median gross rent

$589$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,789	$36,848	$96,800	$589
2020	1,987	$42,500	$75,600	$706
2021	1,849	$45,707	$84,800	$644
2022	1,604	$51,107	$104,700	$710
2023	1,528	$51,489	$114,000	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	2.8%
5 to 17	256	16.8%
18 to 24	143	9.4%
25 to 34	161	10.5%
35 to 44	258	16.9%
45 to 54	170	11.1%
55 to 64	176	11.5%
65 to 74	207	13.5%
75 and over	114	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	587	38.4%
Black or African American	813	53.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	101	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	13.2%
High school graduate	414	38.1%
Some college or associate's	343	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	121	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	65	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone91.9%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	613	91.9%
Carpooled	44	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	0.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	18.4%
15 to 29 min	276	41.6%
30 to 44 min	210	31.6%
45 to 59 min	38	5.7%
60+ min	18	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 12.0% (183 of 1,528)

	Count	Share
Family households	417	58.3%
Nonfamily households	298	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	715	84.3%
Vacant	133	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	477	66.7%
Renter-occupied	238	33.3%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	748	88.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	32	3.8%
5 to 19 units	39	4.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3705460
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8072, -77.3762