COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bethel vs Forestville
PLACE A
Bethel, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Forestville, Wisconsin
Bethel is 40% smaller than Forestville. Bethel earns more, with a median household income $15,571 higher. Bethel has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 12%).
BETHELFORESTVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population274460−40% vs Forestville
Population density623876−253
Population growth39.8%12.1%+27.7 pts
Median age54.551.7+2.8
Male53.6%56.3%−2.7 pts
Female46.4%43.7%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born1.6%2.2%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.5%95.2%−18.6 pts
Black5.3%0.0%+5.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%2.9%+13.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other1.6%1.8%−0.2 pts
Median household income$99,375$83,804+$15,571
Per capita income$45,763$35,304+$10,459
Poverty rate0.5%3.8%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2740.354−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%12.3%+23.2 pts
Graduate degree10.6%1.4%+9.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%1.5%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation43.5%57.9%−14.3 pts
Median home value$294,700$163,800+$130,900
Median gross rent$1,643$740+$903
Owner-occupied98.2%88.7%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%6.1%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.6%−34.6 pts
Average commute27.221.7+5.5
Worked from home1.5%3.5%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.7%5.6%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025