Alaska · Census place 06520
Bethel city, AK
Quick answer
Bethel city has 6,313 residents, ranking #17 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $109,718, the median home is worth $354,400 and median gross rent runs $1,657 a month.
- Population
- 6,313Bethel city residents
- Median household income
- $109,718Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $354,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,657Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bethel city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bethel city median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 44.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Steele Creek CDP 5,861
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