Moving to Bethel, Alaska
About Bethel, Alaska

Bethel (Central Yupik: Mamterilleq) is a city in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the Kuskokwim River approximately 50 miles (80 km) from where the river flows into Kuskokwim Bay. It is the largest community in western Alaska and in the Unorganized Borough and the eighth-largest in the state. Bethel has a population of 6,325 as of the 2020 census, up from 6,080 in 2010.
Annual events in Bethel include the Kuskokwim 300 dogsled race; Camai, a Yup'ik dance festival held each spring; and the Bethel Fair held in August.
Gender
Gender | Bethel | Alaska | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 47% | 47.8% | 50.8% |
Male | 53% | 52.2% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Bethel | Alaska | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 3.4% | 3.8% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6.7% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 6.5% | 6.2% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 3.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 5.9% | 10.1% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 16.1% | 18.3% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 16% | 14.2% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 20.7% | 19.3% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 9.1% | 9.6% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 11.7% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Bethel | Alaska | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 1% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 5% | 4% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 45% | 28% | 27.0% |
Other College | 18% | 26% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 8% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 10% | 19% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 10% | 8% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Bethel | Alaska | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 21.8% | 59.7% | 60.1% |
African American | 2% | 3.1% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 62.2% | 14.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 3% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 5.9% | 7.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 4.5% | 7.2% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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