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Bethel, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Bethel is a Census town of 375 people across 0.44 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $99,375, 98.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Bethel through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 375 with a margin of error of plus or minus 202, which is 53.9 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Bethel
What Bethel is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land851 plus or minus 459
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 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
- Population375 plus or minus 202
- Median age54.5 plus or minus 11.0
- Population under 1859 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over85 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Households166 plus or minus 94
- Family households115 plus or minus 81
- Share of households that are families69.3 percent plus or minus 29.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Income and work in Bethel
- Median household income$99,375 plus or minus $30,701
- Per capita income$45,763 plus or minus $9,444
- Civilian labor force145 plus or minus 82
- Employed135 plus or minus 77
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate6.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over301 plus or minus 162
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent plus or minus 65.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.5 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Housing in Bethel
- Housing units176 plus or minus 94
- Occupied units166 plus or minus 94
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied163 plus or minus 94
- Renter occupied3 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate98.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$294,700
- Single family units172 plus or minus 95
- Share single family97.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1950
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 commute133 plus or minus 78
- Commuting under 15 minutes25 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more45 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone84.4 percent plus or minus 68.1
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.7 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Flood risk in Bethel
- NFIP communityTown of Bethel
- NFIP community number100055
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Bethel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100055 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.
Sussex County, not Bethel
Sussex County context, not Bethel figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethel.
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.
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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, Delaware?
375, in 166 households. Bethel town covers 0.44 square miles of land, which is 851 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?
Sussex County, 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?
$99,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bethel in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethel appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethel, town of, community 100055, 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 Sussex County 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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