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Bethel township, Branch County, MI

1,370 Population
35.8 square miles 38.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.3 ±13.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Branch County: 40.6 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,545 ±$5,922 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Branch County: $31,163 ±$832
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,118 ±$4,912 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Branch County: $63,724 ±$1,967
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.7% ±15.3% (390  ±220) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Branch County: 16.4% † 7,127 (±2% / ±874)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.2 minutes ±1.8 (13,080  ±2,876) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Branch County: 22.7 409,060 (±1 / ±22,024)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

567 ±111 Number of households
  • Branch County: 16,906 ±286
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.7 (1,362  ±257) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Branch County: 2.6 43,521 (±0 / ±81)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.8% ±9.9% (19  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Branch County: 6.1% † 545 (±1.3% / ±111)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

624 ±117 Number of housing units
  • Branch County: 20,971 ±61
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$124,600 ±$51,536 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Branch County: $162,500 ±$4,475
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.9% ±14.6% (240  ±200.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Branch County: 12.1% † 5,433 (±1.8% / ±802)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

74.8% ±4.4% (701  ±130.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Branch County: 88.6% 27,634 (±2.5% / ±786.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.4% ±4% (88  ±40.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Branch County: 17.3% 5,389 (±1% / ±315.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about one-quarter 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

2.6% ±2.8% (35  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Branch County: 3.9% 1,779
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±2.7% (56  ±29) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Branch County: 6.6% † 2,294 (±0.7% / ±237)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
56 Total veterans ±29 45 Male ±22 11 Female ±15

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