Bethesda

Population: 1,230
Median household income: $33,606
Median home value: $98,800

Bethesda, a community in Belmont County, Ohio, has 1,230 residents. At $33,606, its median household income sits below Belmont County's $58,411.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bethesda's population grew 7.0% from 1,149 to 1,230, while its median home value rose 4.6% from $94,500 to $98,800.

96.8% of workers drive to work alone. 64.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,230
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $33,606
Median home value: $98,800
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 641
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1491,230

Median household income

$45,652$33,606

Median home value

$94,500$98,800

Median gross rent

$538$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,149	$45,652	$94,500	$538
2020	1,229	$36,583	$100,500	$609
2021	1,300	$38,289	$101,200	$629
2022	1,237	$37,000	$112,800	$726
2023	1,230	$33,606	$98,800	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2418.5%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	9.3%
5 to 17	142	11.5%
18 to 24	228	18.5%
25 to 34	154	12.5%
35 to 44	149	12.1%
45 to 54	71	5.8%
55 to 64	164	13.3%
65 to 74	122	9.9%
75 and over	85	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,191	96.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate47.0%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	11.7%
High school graduate	350	47.0%
Some college or associate's	216	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	58	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	34	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone96.8%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	484	96.8%
Carpooled	4	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	2.0%
Other means	2	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	42.9%
15 to 29 min	162	33.1%
30 to 44 min	79	16.1%
45 to 59 min	21	4.3%
60+ min	18	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 21.2% (260 of 1,227)

	Count	Share
Family households	281	53.7%
Nonfamily households	242	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	523	81.6%
Vacant	118	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	317	60.6%
Renter-occupied	206	39.4%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other19.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	416	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	3.6%
5 to 19 units	53	8.3%
20 or more units	24	3.7%
Mobile home & other	125	19.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3906138
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.0166, -81.0726