Bethel, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Bethel home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

1,611
Population Estimate
$94,682
Median Home Value
92.5%
Employment Rate
23.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$116
Median Listing Price$219,450
Median Days on Market91
Active Listings4
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)8
Avg Listing Price$182,959
Avg Listing Price Change MoM6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.16
Family Dual Income42
Median Household Income$36,848
Median Individual Income$19,989
Home Ownership66.4%
Home Value$94,682
Median Rent$589
Rent Burden27.5%
Poverty21.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED21.6%
  • Highschool Education29.5%
  • Some College25.0%
  • Bachelors Degree16.5%
  • Graduate Degree7.4%
  • Total College or Above23.9%
  • Stem Degree40.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male44.7%
  • Female55.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married39.3%
  • Divorced13.8%
  • Never Married33.2%
  • Widowed13.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBethel
State IDNC
Population1,611

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.2%
19–297.8%
30–3910.4%
40–4911.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.0%
60–6918.0%
70–799.2%
80+6.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.1%
Unemployment Rate7.5%
Disabled22.9%

ETHNICITY

White38.2%
Black56.1%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other4.5%
Multiple1.2%

OTHER

Hispanic4.8%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured9.5%
Veteran9.1%

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Neighborhoods in Bethel, NC

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