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Bethel, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Bethel is a Census city of 6,312 people across 45.07 square miles of land, in Bethel Census Area. Median household income is $117,255, 47.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethel
What Bethel is
- Census place typecity
- Land area45.07 sq mi
- Water area5.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land140
- County holding the largest share of its areaBethel Census Area, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
How many people live in Bethel
- Population6,312
- Median age32.4
- Population under 181,827
- Share under 1828.9 percent
- Population 65 and over455 plus or minus 124
- Share 65 and over7.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Households2,095
- Family households1,399
- Share of households that are families66.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Income and work in Bethel
- Median household income$117,255
- Per capita income$44,541
- Civilian labor force3,212
- Employed2,947
- Unemployed265 plus or minus 98
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over3,848
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Housing in Bethel
- Housing units2,495
- Occupied units2,095
- Vacant units400 plus or minus 90
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied989
- Renter occupied1,106
- Ownership rate47.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$360,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,678
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent
- Single family units1,597
- Share single family64.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more802 plus or minus 160
- Share in buildings of two or more32.1 percent
- Mobile homes96 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
How Bethel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,680
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,199
- Share commuting under 15 minutes82.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more194 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone40.4 percent
- Carpooled21.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked18.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
SBA loans in Bethel (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$4,130,000
- Average approval$1,032,500
- Median approval$415,000
- Largest approval$3,200,000
- Jobs supported35
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term135 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bethel
SBA loans in Bethel (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$384,000
- Average approval$192,000
- Median approval$192,000
- Largest approval$195,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethel, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bethel
Flood risk in Bethel
- NFIP communityCity of Bethel
- NFIP community number020104
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The City of Bethel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 020104 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bethel Census Area, not Bethel
Bethel Census Area context, not Bethel figures
- Establishments in Bethel Census Area215
- Covered employment, Bethel Census Area6,426
- Average annual pay, Bethel Census Area$54,820
- Housing units permitted, Bethel Census Area152
Every figure in this section is published for Bethel Census Area as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethel.
All Bethel Census Area figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bethel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethel, Alaska?
6,312, in 2,095 households. Bethel city covers 45.07 square miles of land, which is 140 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bethel in?
Bethel Census Area, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bethel?
$117,255. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $360,200. Median gross rent is $1,678 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bethel businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $4.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $415,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $384,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bethel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bethel. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bethel in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethel appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethel, city of, community 020104, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bethel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bethel Census Area as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bethel.
Is zoning published for Bethel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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