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Bethany, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Bethany is a Census city of 3,080 people across 4.44 square miles of land, in Harrison County. Median household income is $48,375, 56.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethany
What Bethany is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.44 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land694
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarrison 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.
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How many people live in Bethany
- Population3,080
- Median age43.8
- Population under 18714 plus or minus 184
- Share under 1823.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over804
- Share 65 and over26.1 percent
- Households1,242
- Family households783
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bethany
- Median household income$48,375 plus or minus $12,288
- Per capita income$26,944
- Civilian labor force1,409
- Employed1,398
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over2,166
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bethany
- Housing units1,499
- Occupied units1,242
- Vacant units257 plus or minus 103
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied701
- Renter occupied541 plus or minus 124
- Ownership rate56.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,700 plus or minus $30,686
- Median gross rent, monthly$700
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units1,140
- Share single family76.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more319 plus or minus 132
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1961
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 commute1,136
- Commuting under 15 minutes869 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more213 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone74.8 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home15.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bethany (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,220,000
- Average approval$555,000
- Median approval$345,000
- Largest approval$1,500,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethany, 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.
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Flood risk in Bethany
- NFIP communityCity of Bethany
- NFIP community number290154
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/26/25
The City of Bethany participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290154 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.
Harrison County, not Bethany
Harrison County context, not Bethany figures
- Establishments in Harrison County180
- Covered employment, Harrison County2,475
- Average annual pay, Harrison County$41,474
- Housing units permitted, Harrison County6
Every figure in this section is published for Harrison 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.
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
Bethany questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethany, Missouri?
3,080, in 1,242 households. Bethany city covers 4.44 square miles of land, which is 694 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?
Harrison 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?
$48,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,700. Median gross rent is $700 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bethany businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $345,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethany, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bethany borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bethany. 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 Bethany in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethany appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethany, city of, community 290154, 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 Harrison 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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