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Bethany, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Bethany is a Census village of 1,176 people across 0.98 square miles of land, in Moultrie County. Median household income is $44,583, 66.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethany
What Bethany is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.98 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,204 plus or minus 277
- County holding the largest share of its areaMoultrie 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.
Bethany
How many people live in Bethany
- Population1,176 plus or minus 271
- Median age42.9 plus or minus 11.3
- Population under 18268 plus or minus 102
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over230 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households558
- Family households313 plus or minus 83
- Share of households that are families56.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethany
Income and work in Bethany
- Median household income$44,583 plus or minus $16,878
- Per capita income$36,324 plus or minus $11,410
- Civilian labor force586 plus or minus 141
- Employed571 plus or minus 131
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over826
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bethany
- Housing units580
- Occupied units558
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied373 plus or minus 79
- Renter occupied185 plus or minus 92
- Ownership rate66.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,002 plus or minus $386
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.0 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Single family units540
- Share single family93.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more6.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bethany gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute532 plus or minus 126
- Commuting under 15 minutes100 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more236 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.4 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone91.1 percent
- Carpooled2.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethany
Flood risk in Bethany
- NFIP communityVillage of Bethany
- NFIP community number170521
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/11(M)
The Village of Bethany participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170521 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.
Moultrie County, not Bethany
Moultrie County context, not Bethany figures
- Establishments in Moultrie County336
- Covered employment, Moultrie County5,140
- Average annual pay, Moultrie County$51,569
- Housing units permitted, Moultrie County43
Every figure in this section is published for Moultrie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethany.
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
Bethany questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethany, Illinois?
1,176, in 558 households. Bethany village covers 0.98 square miles of land, which is 1,204 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bethany in?
Moultrie 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 Bethany?
$44,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,200. Median gross rent is $1,002 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bethany in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethany appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethany, village of, community 170521, 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 Bethany figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Moultrie 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 Bethany.
Is zoning published for Bethany?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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