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Bethel, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Bethel is a Census CDP of 521 people across 1.91 square miles of land, in Windsor County. Median household income is $63,375, 66.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethel
What Bethel is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.91 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land273 plus or minus 74
- County holding the largest share of its areaWindsor 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
- Population521 plus or minus 142
- Median age46.6
- Population under 1872 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1813.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over73 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households257 plus or minus 61
- Family households132 plus or minus 49
- Share of households that are families51.4 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Income and work in Bethel
- Median household income$63,375 plus or minus $25,535
- Per capita income$44,726
- Civilian labor force333 plus or minus 110
- Employed320 plus or minus 110
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over420 plus or minus 112
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.9 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
Housing in Bethel
- Housing units326 plus or minus 73
- Occupied units257 plus or minus 61
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate21.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Owner occupied170 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate66.1 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$274,100 plus or minus $68,535
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,183
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units180 plus or minus 59
- Share single family55.2 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Units in buildings of two or more141 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more43.3 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute307 plus or minus 110
- Commuting under 15 minutes77 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.1 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more164 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.4 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Drove alone78.3 percent plus or minus 36.5
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethel
SBA loans in Bethel (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term24 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
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 communityTown of Bethel
- NFIP community number500143
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The Town of Bethel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500143 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.
Windsor County, not Bethel
Windsor County context, not Bethel figures
- Establishments in Windsor County1,926
- Covered employment, Windsor County23,153
- Average annual pay, Windsor County$62,855
- Housing units permitted, Windsor County344
Every figure in this section is published for Windsor 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.
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
Bethel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethel, Vermont?
521, in 257 households. Bethel CDP covers 1.91 square miles of land, which is 273 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?
Windsor 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 Bethel?
$63,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $274,100. Median gross rent is $1,183 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bethel businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. 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, town of, community 500143, 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 Windsor 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.