Bethel Census Area, Alaska

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Bethel Census Area, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (25th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,394	735,706	334,922,499	1967th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,996	$92,788	$80,734	915th of 3,221
Median Age	29.0	35.8	38.9	3187th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	31.7%	35.7%	3040th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,100	$352,900	$332,700	1850th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,474	$1,419	$1,413	262nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.6%	10.1%	12.5%	211th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	15.9%	5.9%	5.2%	25th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.5	1.3	n/a	3196th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	7.7%	14.1%	2118th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.8	n/a	n/a	2954th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.6%	66.8%	65.2%	2935th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	7.4	19.4	26.4	3213th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.1%	9.7%	15.1%	2070th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.0%	n/a	n/a	583rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.5%	48.2%	46.9%	2437th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.2%	n/a	n/a	2511th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.9	62.8	61.4

Age in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	29.0	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	34.7%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.2%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.2%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.0%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	8.4%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	4,828	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	75.3%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	50.7%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	30.8%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.7%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	48.1%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,543	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.4%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.3%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.6%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.4%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	42.4%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	6,011	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.7%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.5%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.7%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.4%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.0%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$199	$3,901	n/a

Education in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	17.8%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.0%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.4%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.9%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	22.6%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	30.4%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	88.7%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.3%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	57.7%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Bethel Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	89.0%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	41.8%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	64.0%	15.0%	16.7%

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