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Bethel, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Bethel is a Census CDP of 587 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Berks County. 84.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $715,000 since FY2020.
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 587 with a margin of error of plus or minus 318, which is 54.2 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 typeCDP
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land584 plus or minus 316
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerks 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
- Population587 plus or minus 318
- Median age33.3
- Population under 18188 plus or minus 124
- Share under 1832.0 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Population 65 and over83 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Households208 plus or minus 86
- Family households128 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families61.5 percent plus or minus 20.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Income and work in Bethel
- Per capita income$24,555 plus or minus $14,832
- Civilian labor force278 plus or minus 144
- Employed257 plus or minus 142
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Adults 25 and over399 plus or minus 188
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent plus or minus 54.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Housing in Bethel
- Housing units208 plus or minus 86
- Occupied units208 plus or minus 86
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied176 plus or minus 79
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate84.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,200 plus or minus $117,964
- Single family units185 plus or minus 84
- Share single family88.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1954
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 commute218 plus or minus 143
- Commuting under 15 minutes32 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.7 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more136 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.4 percent plus or minus 56.1
- Drove alone79.4 percent plus or minus 31.0
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home15.2 percent plus or minus 14.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
SBA loans in Bethel (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$715,000
- Average approval$178,750
- Median approval$175,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported135
- Jobs per approval33.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Bethel
Flood risk in Bethel
- NFIP communityTownship of Bethel
- NFIP community number421052
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/03/12
The Township of Bethel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421052 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.
Berks County, not Bethel
Berks County context, not Bethel figures
- Establishments in Berks County8,521
- Covered employment, Berks County173,692
- Average annual pay, Berks County$63,608
- Housing units permitted, Berks County397
Every figure in this section is published for Berks 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, Pennsylvania?
587, in 208 households. Bethel CDP covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 584 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?
Berks 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?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $715,000 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $175,000. 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 0 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 Bethel in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bethel appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bethel, township of, community 421052, 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 Berks 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.