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Bethel, NC

1,544 Population
1.1 square miles 1,467.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 33 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,538 ±$5,301 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: $34,160 ±$1,135
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,961 ±$5,835 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: $58,188 ±$2,075
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.8% ±8.7% (260  ±146) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 19.8% 33,915 (±1.2% / ±1,963)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.6 minutes ±3.8 (16,045  ±5,539) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 22.1 1,606,845 (±0.8 / ±74,347)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

711 ±165 Number of households
  • the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 74,533 ±816
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.7 (1,542  ±342) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 2.3 171,129 (±0 / ±140)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.1% ±11.3% (51  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 4.1% † 2,099 (±1% / ±489)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

810 ±173 Number of housing units
  • the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 82,638 ±75
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$107,800 ±$55,060 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: $208,900 ±$7,837
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8% ±6.7% (122  ±105.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 18.1% 31,728 (±1.2% / ±2,121.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.6% ±26.2% (895  ±193.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 90.8% 97,615 (±2.3% / ±2,486.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.8% ±4.5% (158  ±59.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 33.8% 36,358 (±1.4% / ±1,465.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.7% ±0.8% (11  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 5.8% 10,250
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.5% ±2.6% (82  ±38) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Greenville, NC Metro Area: 6.5% 9,100 (±0.6% / ±761)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
82 Total veterans ±38 79 Male ±37 3 Female ±5

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