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Bethany, MO

3,164 Population
4.4 square miles 712.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±4.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Harrison County: 40.9 ±1.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,094 ±$2,589 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Harrison County: $25,701 ±$1,562
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$46,016 ±$19,420 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Harrison County: $53,364 ±$3,151
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

14.5% ±5.8% (426  ±171) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Harrison County: 16.1% † 1,278 (±2.8% / ±225)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

18.7 minutes ±6.1 (20,235  ±7,288) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Harrison County: 23.6 † 71,810 (±2.5 / ±9,245)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

1,187 ±112 Number of households
  • Harrison County: 3,064 ±122
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.5 ±0.3 (2,990  ±72) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Harrison County: 2.6 8,022 (±0.1 / ±27)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

1.9% ±3.7% (10  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Harrison County: 5.7% † 87 (±2.3% / ±36)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

1,509 ±119 Number of housing units
  • Harrison County: 4,023 ±25
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$119,700 ±$20,585 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harrison County: $107,400 ±$9,112
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

15.6% ±9.1% (491  ±286.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Harrison County: 9.8% † 793 (±3.6% / ±292.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

90.1% ±11.4% (1,954  ±269.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Harrison County: 90.7% 5,062 (±5.4% / ±303)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
22.1% ±5.9% (480  ±131.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Harrison County: 17.6% † 980 (±2.8% / ±156)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±1.2% (53  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Harrison County: 1.4% 112
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

4.5% ±2.5% (101  ±56) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Harrison County: 5.9% † 361 (±1.1% / ±68)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
101 Total veterans ±56 101 Male ±56 N/A Female ±12

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