What is the population of Bethel CDP?

Bethel CDP has 11,606 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 215 in Connecticut.

What is the median household income in Bethel CDP?

Median household income in Bethel CDP is $88,344 a year, 12.5% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bethel CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,471 a month and the median home value is $377,500, so rent absorbs about 20% of median household income.

Is Bethel CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bethel CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Bethel, CT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Bethel, Connecticut (Bethel, CT — Census place “Bethel CDP”) is 11,606 residents, ranking #34 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $88,344, the median home is worth $377,500 and median gross rent runs $1,471 a month. Looking for the Bethel Connecticut ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bethel, CT: 06801.

Population: 11,606Bethel CDP residents
Median household income: $88,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $377,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,471Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.2%Owner-occupied households

Bethel ZIP codes (Connecticut)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bethel.

The Bethel CT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

06801

What the numbers mean in Bethel CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bethel CDP median would spend about 20% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 69.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Bethel CDP, CT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Bethel CDP is a mid-size town in Connecticut, with 11,606 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 40.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Bethel CDP earn a median of $88,344 a year, 12.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $96,484 median for the 159 Connecticut cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Bethel CDP is valued at $377,500, 24.4% above the national figure and 10% above the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,471 a month, 4.6% above the national figure, or roughly $17,652 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 69.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Bethel CDP?: Bethel CDP has 11,606 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 215 in Connecticut.
What is the median household income in Bethel CDP?: Median household income in Bethel CDP is $88,344 a year, 12.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bethel CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,471 a month and the median home value is $377,500, so rent absorbs about 20% of median household income.
Is Bethel CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bethel CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Bethel CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.