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Bethel township, Bladen County, NC

3,940 Population
43.1 square miles 91.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Bladen County: 44.7 ±0.7
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,761 ±$5,149 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Bladen County: $27,713 ±$1,839
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$45,464 ±$16,056 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Bladen County: $42,422 † ±$6,049
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.4% ±12.2% (923  ±509) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bladen County: 22% † 6,417 (±3.2% / ±924)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.1 minutes ±8.6 (38,175  ±8,183) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Bladen County: 28.3 290,090 (±2.1 / ±28,876)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,439 ±209 Number of households
  • Bladen County: 11,824 ±364
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (3,940  ±699) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Bladen County: 2.5 29,120 (±0.1 / ±8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

21.7% ±19% (175  ±162) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Bladen County: 6.2% † 374 (±2.9% / ±176)
  • 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

1,635 ±196 Number of housing units
  • Bladen County: 15,286 ±27
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$112,600 ±$15,336 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Bladen County: $135,100 † ±$18,968
  • 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

9.1% ±8.2% (342  ±312.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Bladen County: 10.2% † 2,975 (±2.1% / ±623.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.1% ±20.3% (2,168  ±368.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Bladen County: 88.6% 18,853 (±4.6% / ±986.6)
  • 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)
18.1% ±4.3% (473  ±138.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Bladen County: 19.5% † 4,143 (±2.5% / ±527.4)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about half 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

9.3% ±6.2% (368  ±251) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Bladen County: 3.8% 1,123
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.9% ±3.4% (220  ±101) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Bladen County: 8.1% † 1,902 (±1.3% / ±297)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
220 Total veterans ±101 216 Male ±101 4 Female ±11

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