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Bethel, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Bethel is a Census CDP of 537 people across 1.63 square miles of land, in Oxford County. 47.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethel
What Bethel is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land330 plus or minus 112
- County holding the largest share of its areaOxford 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
- Population537 plus or minus 182
- Median age38.7 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 18125 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1823.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Population 65 and over104 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households263 plus or minus 83
- Family households102 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families38.8 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Income and work in Bethel
- Per capita income$44,994 plus or minus $25,230
- Civilian labor force289 plus or minus 109
- Employed267 plus or minus 103
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over375 plus or minus 112
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.7 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.1 percent plus or minus 19.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Housing in Bethel
- Housing units510 plus or minus 127
- Occupied units263 plus or minus 83
- Vacant units247 plus or minus 109
- Vacancy rate48.4 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Owner occupied126 plus or minus 55
- Renter occupied137 plus or minus 85
- Ownership rate47.9 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$379,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$860
- Single family units202 plus or minus 88
- Share single family39.6 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Units in buildings of two or more261 plus or minus 111
- Share in buildings of two or more51.2 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1972
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 commute151 plus or minus 55
- Commuting under 15 minutes113 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.8 percent plus or minus 41.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more25 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.6 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Drove alone59.7 percent plus or minus 32.4
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home40.3 percent plus or minus 26.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
SBA loans in Bethel (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,291,300
- Average approval$258,260
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported73
- Jobs per approval14.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- 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)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$5,710,000
- Average approval$713,750
- Median approval$494,500
- Largest approval$1,684,000
- Jobs supported155
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethel, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have 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 communityTown of Bethel
- NFIP community number230088
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The Town of Bethel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230088 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.
Oxford County, not Bethel
Oxford County context, not Bethel figures
- Establishments in Oxford County1,381
- Covered employment, Oxford County17,009
- Average annual pay, Oxford County$50,809
- Housing units permitted, Oxford County372
Every figure in this section is published for Oxford 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, Maine?
537, in 263 households. Bethel CDP covers 1.63 square miles of land, which is 330 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?
Oxford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Bethel businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $5.7 m 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, town of, community 230088, 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 Oxford 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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