Bethel is a city located in Fairfield County Connecticut. Bethel has a 2020 population of 10,012. Bethel is currently declining at a rate of 0.00% annually and its population has increased by 4.85% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 9,549 in 2010.
The average household income in Bethel is $97,365 with a poverty rate of 5.88%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,280 per month, and the median house value is $309,300. The median age in Bethel is 42.5 years, 38.6 years for males, and 44.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Bethelwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 7,875 | 72.65% |
Black or African American | 1,185 | 10.93% |
Asian | 641 | 5.91% |
Some Other Race | 588 | 5.42% |
Two or More Races | 550 | 5.07% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 4,389 | 2.47 | 64.4 |
Married | 1,629 | 3.08 | 80.2 |
Male | 405 | 3.81 | 68.9 |
Female | 558 | 3.73 | 61.5 |
Non Family | 1,797 | 1.22 | 50 |
3.19
Average Family Size
2.47
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 261 | 3.48% |
9th to 12th Grade | 234 | 3.12% |
High School Graduate | 1,965 | 26.22% |
Some College | 1,499 | 20.00% |
Associates Degree | 280 | 3.74% |
Bachelors Degree | 2,396 | 31.97% |
Graduate Degree | 860 | 11.47% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 459 | 414 | 267 |
2+ Races | 328 | 317 | 159 |
White | 5,423 | 5,207 | 2,452 |
Black | 580 | 580 | 211 |
Hispanic | 963 | 727 | 291 |
Other Race | 530 | 334 | 90 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 58.17%.
$46,167
Average Earnings
$52,183
Average Male
$36,752
Average Female
75.46% of Bethel residents speak only English, while 24.54% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 9.61% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 1,185 | 115 | 9.70% |
White | 7,571 | 447 | 5.90% |
Asian | 641 | 36 | 5.62% |
Other | NaN% | ||
Multiple | 550 | 27 | 4.91% |
Hispanic | 1,244 | 9 | 0.72% |
5.88%
Overall Poverty Rate
4.19%
Male Poverty Rate
7.17%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Bethel is Black, with 9.70% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Bethel is Hispanic, with 0.72% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.00%. Among those working part-time, it was 6.52%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 14.36%.
37.4%
Overall Marriage Rate
43.3%
Male Marriage Rate
32.8%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 461 | 7.28% |
Hispanic | 32 | 3.14% |
5.21%
Veteran Poverty Rate
13.67%
Veteran Disability Rate
67.8%
Labor Force Participation
65.3%
Employment Rate
3.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
45.70%
Born in Bethel
78.61%
Native Born
21.39%
Foreign Born
7.23%
Non Citizen
14.15%
Naturalized
78.61% of Bethel residents were born in the United States, with 45.70% having been born in Connecticut. 7.23% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Africa.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 9,549 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 9,140 | -409 | -4.28% |
2012 | 9,028 | -112 | -1.23% |
2013 | 9,457 | 429 | 4.75% |
2014 | 9,471 | 14 | 0.15% |
2015 | 9,731 | 260 | 2.75% |
2016 | 9,541 | -190 | -1.95% |
2017 | 9,780 | 239 | 2.50% |
2018 | 9,659 | -121 | -1.24% |
2019 | 10,012 | 353 | 3.65% |
2020 | 10,012 | 0.00% | |
2021 | 10,012 | 0.00% | |
2022 | 10,012 | 0.00% |