Moving to Bethel, Alaska

About Bethel, Alaska
Bethel

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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.047%53%Male53%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%7%7%4%6%16%16%21%9%12%$100K to $150K20.7%

 < $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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%5%45%18%8%10%10%2%1%High School or GED45%

 < 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
 Bethel Alaska  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K3.43.85.86.72.94.16.56.28.53.86.78.65.910.11216.118.317.21614.212.820.719.315.69.19.67.111.78.88.3
Education
 Bethel Alaska  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0012.52537.550Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade1355474528271826208991019201089222111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.022%2%62%3%5%1%6%0%American Indian62.2%

 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
 Bethel Alaska  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite21.859.760.123.112.262.214.10.636.25.60.61.40.200.40.35.97.92.84.57.218.2