With 443 people, Bethania is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 55.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Growth has run 25% since 2000, or 89 more people. That is roughly 21% ahead of the North Carolina median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,866, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bethania
What changed most since 2000
Median age42.4 → 55.7(+13.3 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$234,629 → $290,000(+24%)US over the same years: +71%
Poverty rate8.3% → 15.6%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 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)6.5%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era75.8%(47)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 62 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
Bethania, decade by decade
Bethania 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
2000
354
$94,498
$234,629
31.9%
43.0
2010
328
$71,671
$269,732
24.0%
31.4
2020
344
$85,638
$312,342
25.3%
42.4
2024
443
$87,866
$290,000
33.2%
52.6
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.
