Bethel is a city of 375 people in Delaware. At a median age of 54.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 98% of homes are owner-occupied. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 191 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. The poverty rate is 0.5%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $99,375, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bethel
What changed most since 1990
Population160 → 375(+134%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age36.8 → 54.5(+17.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants77.8% → 98.2%(+20.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)67.3%(33)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)71.4%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.2%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.3%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 49 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bethel, decade by decade
Bethel population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
160
$52,502
$165,605
16.7%
10.5
2000
184
$62,131
$178,340
29.6%
10.5
2010
171
$116,067
$373,453
46.8%
16.7
2020
239
$89,577
$236,954
27.0%
28.2
2024
375
$99,375
$294,700
35.5%
48.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
