Bethel Census Area, Alaska (AK)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,846
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,574
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,949 (it was 1,652 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 39% |
State: | 37% |
Land area: 40633 sq. mi.
Water area: 4875.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 0 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.5%), Public administration (22.1%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 54%
- Government: 44%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 29.2 years |
Alaska median age: | 35.9 years |
Males: 9,883 | (53.4%) |
Females: 8,623 | (46.6%) |
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Bethel Census Area: | 3.0 people |
Alaska: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $65,393 ($35,701 in 1999)
This county: | $65,393 |
Alaska: | $88,121 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,223 (lower quartile is $579, upper quartile is $1,646)
This county: | $1223 |
State: | $1180 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $127,768 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
Bethel Census Area: | $127,768 |
Alaska: | $336,900 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,769Detached 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 monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $383
Institutionalized population: 184
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%)
Bethel Census Area: | 26.5% |
Alaska: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 29.2 years old
(Males: 29.6 years old, Females: 28.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.6 years old, Black residents: 64.1 years old, American Indian residents: 26.6 years old, Asian residents: 49.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18.9 years old, Other race residents: 36.5 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Lakes and reservoirs: Solf Lake (A), Sandra Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Here: | 9.8% |
Alaska: | 4.6% |
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)
Bethel Census Area: | 2.1% |
Whole state: | 7.5% |
- 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
Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
State: | 98.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Bethel Census Area
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 3,244 | 8 |
Orthodox | 2,852 | 17 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,216 | 18 |
Evangelical Protestant | 501 | 11 |
Other | 198 | 1 |
None | 8,002 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Bethel Census Area: | 12.26 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Alaska: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Bethel Census Area: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Alaska: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.67 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Bethel Census Area: | 5.3% |
Alaska: | 6.3% |
Bethel Census Area: | 34.4% |
State: | 27.8% |
Earthquake activity:
Bethel Census Area-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2669% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 454.8 miles away from Bethel Census Area center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 10/9/1900 at 12:28:00, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 379.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 390.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/10/1938 at 20:18:41, a magnitude 8.2 (8.2 UK) earthquake occurred 398.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 8.5 (7.0 MB, 8.5 MS, 7.9 MW, 8.1 ME) earthquake occurred 470.1 miles away from Bethel Census Area center
On 11/7/1912 at 07:40:24, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 320.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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
The number of natural disasters in Bethel Census Area (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,324 (19.3%)
- Carpooled: 744 (10.9%)
- Bus: 11 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 2 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,250 (32.8%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0.0%)
- Walked: 2,163 (31.6%)
- Worked at home: 490 (7.2%)
- Public administration (20%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (5%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Public administration (24%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (4%)
- Healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Korea (28%)
- Vietnam (12%)
- Haiti (10%)
- Guatemala (8%)
- Cameroon (7%)
- Jamaica (5%)
- Oceania, n.e.c. (5%)
- English (1%)
- European (1%)
- German (1%)
- American (0%)
- Haitian (0%)
- Nigerian (0%)
- Albanian (0%)
People in group quarters in Bethel Census Area, Alaska in 2010:
- 81 people in state prisons
- 80 people in correctional residential facilities
- 46 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 39 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 27 people in college/university student housing
- 24 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 18 people in group homes intended for adults
- 13 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Bethel Census Area, Alaska in 2000:
- 81 people in state prisons
- 80 people in halfway houses
- 25 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 24 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 14 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 8 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in other workers' dormitories
3.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,585 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.62% |
Alaska average: | 7.48% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
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)
Here: | 6.66% |
Alaska average: | 8.00% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 989 (871 aged, 118 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 970 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bethel Census Area, Alaska in 1999 - 2019:
- Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 403.7. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 231.9
- Other - 171.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,506- 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:
Births: 2,223Here: | 130 per 1000 residents |
State: | 80 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 583
Here: | 34 per 1000 residents |
State: | 25 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +48
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -579
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)
Here: | 4.0 |
State: | 5.6 |
Here: | 3.4 |
State: | 3.9 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Bethel Census Area: | 91.0% |
State average: | 84.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16,084
- Other state: 1,726
- Northeast: 99
- Midwest: 581
- South: 317
- West: 721
- 89.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.9%Wood
- 1.0%Electricity
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Utility gas
- 87.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.4%Electricity
- 4.2%Wood
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 0.8% |
Alaska: | 15.7% |
Here: | 2.7% |
Alaska: | 13.7% |
Here: | 4.8% |
Alaska: | 14.7% |
Most common first names in Bethel Census Area, AK among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 44 | 69.0 years |
Mary | 39 | 75.1 years |
Joseph | 27 | 71.3 years |
Peter | 20 | 70.8 years |
Martha | 20 | 72.0 years |
George | 19 | 75.2 years |
David | 19 | 62.8 years |
Anna | 19 | 81.2 years |
Elena | 18 | 72.7 years |
Marie | 15 | 76.4 years |
Most common last names in Bethel Census Area, AK among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Evan | 26 | 67.6 years |
Alexie | 23 | 72.3 years |
Andrew | 15 | 77.1 years |
Williams | 13 | 66.3 years |
Smith | 11 | 75.8 years |
Nicolai | 10 | 74.5 years |
Jackson | 10 | 68.3 years |
Charles | 10 | 75.3 years |
Paul | 10 | 66.5 years |
Beaver | 9 | 77.1 years |
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"