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Bethany, Oklahoma: commercial real estate data.
Bethany is a Census city of 20,560 people across 5.23 square miles of land, in Oklahoma County. Median household income is $56,591, 53.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethany
What Bethany is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,933
- County holding the largest share of its areaOklahoma 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
- Population20,560
- Median age31.1
- Population under 185,948
- Share under 1828.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,349
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households7,604
- Family households4,873
- Share of households that are families64.1 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$56,591
- Per capita income$25,614
- Civilian labor force9,284
- Employed8,679
- Unemployed605 plus or minus 254
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over12,390
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bethany
- Housing units8,564
- Occupied units7,604
- Vacant units960 plus or minus 241
- Vacancy rate11.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied4,037
- Renter occupied3,567
- Ownership rate53.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$171,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,071
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent
- Single family units5,854
- Share single family68.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,600
- Share in buildings of two or more30.4 percent
- Mobile homes110 plus or minus 84
- Median year structure built1967
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 commute8,078
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,276
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,818
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.5 percent
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
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))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$11,725,300
- Average approval$558,348
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,220,000
- Largest approval$3,485,000
- Jobs supported206
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more42.9 percent
- Share to franchises4.8 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethany, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have 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 number400254
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/18/09
The City of Bethany participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400254 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.
Oklahoma County, not Bethany
Oklahoma County context, not Bethany figures
- Establishments in Oklahoma County24,877
- Covered employment, Oklahoma County495,002
- Average annual pay, Oklahoma County$65,904
- Housing units permitted, Oklahoma County6,164
Every figure in this section is published for Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma?
20,560, in 7,604 households. Bethany city covers 5.23 square miles of land, which is 3,933 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?
Oklahoma 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?
$56,591. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $171,600. Median gross rent is $1,071 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?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $11.7 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $250,000. 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 2 loans have 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 400254, 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 Oklahoma 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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