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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bethel is $38,695, which is about the same as the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Bethel median household income is $72,824, which has grown by 27.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bethel residents spend 28.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #66

Bethel, CT	38,695 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bethel, CT	37,329 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bethel, CT	50,049 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bethel, CT	30,344 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #64

Bethel, CT	72,824 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bethel, CT	91,059 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #68

Bethel, CT	27.15%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bethel, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.89%	$22,032, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.11%	$18,452, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$7,632, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.28%	$20,996, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bethel, CT	82,540 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bethel, CT	104,913 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bethel, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$71,118, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$107,692, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$53,162, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$84,432, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
One Race, Other	$27,026, see rank	$34,826	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bethel, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$92,800, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,542, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$58,365, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bethel, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,759, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	3,601, 46.41%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,996, 83.20%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,996, 83.20%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,608, 87.05%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	388, 12.95%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	605, 16.80%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	4,158, 53.59%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,052, 73.40%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,052, 73.40%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,793, 91.51%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	259, 8.49%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,106, 26.60%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bethel, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,215, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,325, 82.93%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	287, 5.50%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	186, 3.57%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	119, 2.28%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	111, 2.13%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	187, 3.59%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bethel, CT	28.6 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bethel, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,401	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	2,608, 48.29%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,089, 41.76%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	236, 9.05%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	516, 19.79%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.19%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	221, 8.47%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	359, 13.77%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	2,793, 51.71%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,063, 38.06%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	513, 18.37%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,065, 38.13%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34, 1.22%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	118, 4.22%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bethel, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,401, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 0.09%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	419, 7.76%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	522, 9.66%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	80, 1.48%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	667, 12.35%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	202, 3.74%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	144, 2.67%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	490, 9.07%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	848, 15.70%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,103, 20.42%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	371, 6.87%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	80, 1.48%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	470, 8.70%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bethel, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	510	5.39%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	116	4.53%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.