Bethel Acres

Population: 3,113
Median household income: $82,500
Median home value: $177,700

Bethel Acres is a community in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, home to 3,113 residents. Its median household income of $82,500 runs above the Pottawatomie County figure of $60,828.

From 2019 to 2023, Bethel Acres's population declined 1.1% from 3,147 to 3,113, while its median home value rose 11.8% from $158,900 to $177,700.

84.1% of workers drive to work alone. 69.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,113
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $82,500
Median home value: $177,700
Median gross rent: $935
Housing units: 1,185
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1473,113

Median household income

$73,000$82,500

Median home value

$158,900$177,700

Median gross rent

$834$935

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,147	$73,000	$158,900	$834
2020	3,187	$62,353	$156,500	$833
2021	3,041	$72,647	$142,000	$855
2022	3,066	$82,670	$162,400	$877
2023	3,113	$82,500	$177,700	$935

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	4.0%
5 to 17	693	22.3%
18 to 24	221	7.1%
25 to 34	482	15.5%
35 to 44	345	11.1%
45 to 54	391	12.6%
55 to 64	431	13.8%
65 to 74	214	6.9%
75 and over	212	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,491	80.0%
Black or African American	55	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	190	6.1%
Asian	20	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	220	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	137	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	190	9.2%
High school graduate	724	34.9%
Some college or associate's	752	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	171	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	238	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,170	84.1%
Carpooled	68	4.9%
Public transit	6	0.4%
Walked	41	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	6.1%
Other means	21	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	187	14.3%
15 to 29 min	388	29.7%
30 to 44 min	370	28.3%
45 to 59 min	267	20.4%
60+ min	94	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 11.3% (344 of 3,045)

	Count	Share
Family households	798	74.0%
Nonfamily households	280	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,078	91.0%
Vacant	107	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	956	88.7%
Renter-occupied	122	11.3%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	820	69.2%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	335	28.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4005800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.3114, -97.0451