Bethel, Alaska Demographics

Bethel is 5th out of 6,406 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bethel is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in People per household

Bethel is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bethel is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Bethel is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Bethel is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Income per household

Bethel is 8th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Asian

Bethel is 8th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Bethel is 9th in Alaska out of 11 other cities in Current population (2012)

Bethel is 9th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Two or More

Bethel is 9th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	6,371	9th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	43.2	10th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	140.8	16th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	10.0%	1st	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	32.7%	1st	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	4.5%	22nd	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.6%	20th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.3%	12th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	23.3%	22nd	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.9%	10th	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	65.0%	1st	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.5%	8th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	8th	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	7.3%	9th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	21st	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	22nd	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	48.1%	15th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.2%	19th	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	2,364	19th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.0%	9th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	1,679	22nd	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	52.3%	19th	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$216,100	13th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	3.4	1st	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$29,261	14th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$91,302	2nd	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.1%	12th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bethel	Rank	Alaska	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	567	12th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$63,372	11th	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,949	10th	$13,635	$12,990