Bethel Census Area, Alaska (AK)

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• • 13,91080.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,6029.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8675.0%Two or more races
  • 4102.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2511.5%Asian alone
  • 1971.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 530.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $249,997

Here:	$249,997
State:	$371,009

Townhouses or other attached units: $275,972

Here:	$275,972
State:	$298,041

In 2-unit structures: $330,209

Here:	$330,209
State:	$345,335

Mobile homes: $33,711

Here:	$33,711
State:	$72,602

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,972 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $195 (0.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bethel Census Area is $966 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1172 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1402 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bethel, Kwethluk, Kipnuk, Akiachak, Aniak, Quinhagak, Kasigluk, Toksook Bay, Nunapitchuk, Tuluksak.

Current college students: 375
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 395 (64.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 442010 or later
• 572000 to 2009
• 1631990 to 1999
• 571980 to 1989
• 771970 to 1979
• 19Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,774
• One, attached: 77
• Two: 401
• 3 or 4: 238
• 5 to 9: 38
• 10 to 19: 89
• 20 to 49: 176
• 50 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 206

Housing units in Bethel Census Area with a mortgage: 813 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Bethel Census Area

Food Environment Statistics:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Alaska Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2002 to May 30, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1423: June 26, 2002, FEMA Id: 1423, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Alaska Winter Storms And Avalanches, Incident Period: December 21, 1999 to February 23, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1316: February 17, 2000, FEMA Id: 1316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Alaska Heavy Snow, Ice Jams, Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 1991 to May 25, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-909: May 30, 1991, FEMA Id: 909, Natural disaster type: Flood, Snow
• Alaska FLOODING, Incident Period: May 01, 1989 to June 10, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-832: June 10, 1989, FEMA Id: 832, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Alaska Severe Freezing, Incident Period: January 15, 1989 to February 15, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-826: May 10, 1989, FEMA Id: 826, Natural disaster type: Freeze

3.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,585 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.29% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($21,672 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($29,907 average AGI)

Bethel Census Area:	1.32%
Alaska average:	4.93%

from Anchorage Municipality, AK

1.11% ($32,339 average AGI)

6.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($71,158 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($39,155 average AGI)
2.24% relocated to other states ($32,003 average AGI)

Bethel Census Area:	2.24%
Alaska average:	5.50%

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	2.39% ($64,432 average AGI)
to Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	0.52% ($39,704)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.42% ($70,227)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 28.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 25.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bethel Census Area

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,595 (758 living alone), Female householders: 2,146 (244 living alone)

• 2,015 spouses (2,015 opposite-sex spouses), 463 unmarried partners, (458 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,944 children (6,255 natural, 619 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 1,422 grandchildren, 337 brothers or sisters, 107 parents, 62 foster children, 652 other relatives, 255 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,126

Size of family households: 778 2-persons, 637 3-persons, 558 4-persons, 427 5-persons, 371 6-persons, 738 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 972 1-person, 245 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

3,050 married couples with children.
1,429 single-parent households (455 men, 974 women).

39.5% of residents of Bethel Census Area speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
47.6% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $324,163,000 ($19,109 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,441,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,772,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,161,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,431,000
Federal grants: $263,119,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,071,000 ($1,079,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,609,000 ($1,407,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $81,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,494,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,093,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.18 millions of gallons per day (89% from ground, 11% from surface)

• Year house built in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
• 72020 or later
• 6582010 to 2019
• 1,0912000 to 2009
• 1,0501990 to 1999
• 1,3711980 to 1989
• 1,3601970 to 1979
• 3741960 to 1969
• 501950 to 1959
• 361940 to 1949
• 301939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
• 661 room
• 2062 rooms
• 4733 rooms
• 1,1084 rooms
• 6405 rooms
• 1856 rooms
• 747 rooms
• 578 rooms
• 489+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
• 1811 room
• 3872 rooms
• 4563 rooms
• 5784 rooms
• 2325 rooms
• 966 rooms
• 87 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 29+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
• 73no bedroom
• 2731 bedroom
• 6632 bedrooms
• 1,1093 bedrooms
• 5774 bedrooms
• 905+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
• 189no bedroom
• 3801 bedroom
• 5972 bedrooms
• 5723 bedrooms
• 1844 bedrooms
• 25+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethel Census Area, Alaska in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bethel Census Area in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,946no vehicle
• 4631 vehicle
• 3122 vehicles
• 1343 vehicles
• 214 vehicles
• 85+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bethel Census Area in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,035no vehicle
• 6461 vehicle
• 1672 vehicles
• 553 vehicles
• 14 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.0% of Bethel Census Area residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Alaska.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 16,084
• Other state: 1,726
• Northeast: 99
• Midwest: 581
• South: 317
• West: 721

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Businesses in Bethel Census Area, AK

• Nike: 2
• RadioShack: 1
• True Value: 2

Bethel Census Area on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"