Bethel Census Area, Alaska Demographics

Bethel Census Area is 3rd out of 3,143 other counties in Size in square miles

Bethel Census Area is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bethel Census Area is 6th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Bethel Census Area is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

Bethel Census Area is 11th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Bethel Census Area is 2nd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bethel Census Area is 2nd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Bethel Census Area is 3rd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Size in square miles

Bethel Census Area is 4th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in People per household

Bethel Census Area is 4th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Bethel Census Area is 5th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Income below poverty line

Bethel Census Area is 6th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Current population (2012)

Bethel Census Area is 8th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Households

Bethel Census Area is 8th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Housing units

Bethel Census Area is 8th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	17,746	6th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	40,570	3rd	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.4	17th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	11.0%	4th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	36.2%	2nd	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	6.3%	26th	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.2%	27th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.5%	25th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	12.4%	27th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	18th	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	81.5%	2nd	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	18th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	21st	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.3%	26th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	26th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	27th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	48.2%	9th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.9%	27th	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	5,962	8th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.7%	19th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	4,295	8th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.4%	13th	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$171,100	17th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	3.9	4th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	15th	994	829,658

Income Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$18,392	28th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$52,063	22nd	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.8%	5th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bethel Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Non-farm private establishments	238	11th	20,119	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,188	9th	254,996	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,238	11th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$96,755	8th	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,658	22nd	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,091	22nd	$1,851,293	$613,795,732