Bethel, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Bethel: | $272,867 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 2,607 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,423 (56 farm, 2,367 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,447 (1,036 occupied: 750 owner occupied, 286 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 22 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $340,301.
Median contract rent in 2022: $622 (lower quartile is $308, upper quartile is $1,034)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $697
Median gross rent in Bethel, ME in 2022: $790
Housing units in Bethel with a mortgage: 282 (28 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 216
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 56,984- In family households: 46,190 (11,010 male householders, 4,771 female householders)
11,905 spouses, 14,357 children (13,029 natural, 396 adopted, 932 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 295 brothers or sisters, 380 parents, foster children, 373 other relatives, 1,895 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10,794 (4,276 male householders (3,162 living alone)), 4,243 female householders (3,423 living alone)), 2,275 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 849 (416 institutionalized population)
8,857 married couples with children.
3,338 single-parent households (956 men, 2,382 women).
96.9% of residents of Bethel speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 51 (1.9%)
(39.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethel, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 231 bedroom
- 1892 bedrooms
- 2963 bedrooms
- 1864 bedrooms
- 565+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethel, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 701 bedroom
- 1152 bedrooms
- 683 bedrooms
- 244 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bethel in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 25no vehicle
- 2241 vehicle
- 3332 vehicles
- 1393 vehicles
- 294 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bethel in renter-occupied apartments
- 61no vehicle
- 1611 vehicle
- 572 vehicles
- 23 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 55+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethel, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 173 rooms
- 904 rooms
- 1335 rooms
- 1656 rooms
- 1407 rooms
- 698 rooms
- 1369+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethel, Maine
- 01 room
- 52 rooms
- 623 rooms
- 824 rooms
- 645 rooms
- 386 rooms
- 197 rooms
- 98 rooms
- 79+ rooms
Bethel, ME household income distribution
- 12,641Less than $10,000
- 23,531$10,000 to $19,999
- 24,376$20,000 to $29,999
- 24,244$30,000 to $39,999
- 24,306$40,000 to $49,999
- 24,326$50,000 to $59,999
- 30,695$60,000 to $74,999
- 46,327$75,000 to $99,999
- 33,465$100,000 to $124,999
- 22,323$125,000 to $149,999
- 24,660$150,000 to $199,999
- 25,496$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.8%
Number of people working at home: 203 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 107
- 5 to 9 minutes: 190
- 10 to 14 minutes: 295
- 15 to 19 minutes: 179
- 20 to 24 minutes: 69
- 25 to 29 minutes: 29
- 30 to 34 minutes: 131
- 35 to 39 minutes: 32
- 40 to 44 minutes: 18
- 45 to 59 minutes: 66
- 60 to 89 minutes: 33
- 90 or more minutes: 33
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 951 (75.1%)
- Carpooled: 157 (12.4%)
- Taxi: 3 (0.2%)
- Walked: 66 (5.2%)
- Other means: 5 (0.4%)
- Worked at home: 85 (6.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bethel, Maine
- 61995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 91975 to 1979
- 41970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 17Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 751 (28.6%)
- Irish: 324 (12.4%)
- United States: 245 (9.3%)
- French: 237 (9.0%)
- German: 216 (8.2%)
- Other: 188 (7.2%)
- Scottish: 145 (5.5%)
- French Canadian: 139 (5.3%)
- Italian: 79 (3.0%)
- Scotch-Irish: 79 (3.0%)
- Dutch: 51 (1.9%)
- Norwegian: 37 (1.4%)
- Polish: 33 (1.3%)
- Welsh: 28 (1.1%)
- Swedish: 24 (0.9%)
- Lithuanian: 13 (0.5%)
- Danish: 8 (0.3%)
- Ukrainian: 8 (0.3%)
- Hungarian: 6 (0.2%)
- Arab: 4 (0.2%)
- Greek: 4 (0.2%)
- Russian: 3 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Bethel: | 31.7% (13) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
| Bethel: | 22.0% (9) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Bethel: | 14.6% (6) |
| Maine: | 0.4% (155) |
| Bethel: | 14.6% (6) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Bethel: | 9.8% (4) |
| Maine: | 1.5% (565) |
| Bethel: | 7.3% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.9% (338) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,547
- Other state: 812
- Northeast: 601
- Midwest: 65
- South: 101
- West: 45
57% of Bethel residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 41
- 9th grade: 36
- 10th grade: 24
- 11th grade: 2
- 12th grade, no diploma: 11
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 304
- Less than 1 year of college: 39
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 116
- Associate degree: 49
- Bachelor's degree: 103
- Master's degree: 67
- Professional school degree: 13
- Doctorate degree: 20
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 22
- 9th grade: 32
- 10th grade: 0
- 11th grade: 17
- 12th grade, no diploma: 19
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 362
- Less than 1 year of college: 38
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 129
- Associate degree: 35
- Bachelor's degree: 162
- Master's degree: 59
- Professional school degree: 7
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,000
- One, attached: 42
- Two: 44
- 3 or 4: 51
- 5 to 9: 30
- 10 to 19: 102
- 20 to 49: 50
- Mobile homes: 128
Median worth of mobile homes: $109,416
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%
- 76.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.1%Wood
- 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Electricity
- 62.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 27.3%Electricity
- 8.7%Wood
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 15.6% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
