Bethel, Alaska demographics

Bethel, AK demographics: median age 32.4; 24.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bethel city, Alaska · Incorporated city · GEOID 0206520. The survey estimates a population of 6,312 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bethel is 32.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 2,095 households (±115). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.4 ±2.4	35.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,312
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Under 18	1,827 ±201	28.9% ±3.2 pp	24.1%	22.0%
18–34	1,602 ±223	25.4% ±3.5 pp	24.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,428 ±258	38.5% ±4.1 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	455 ±126	7.2% ±2.0 pp	13.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,312
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Male	3,521 ±140	55.8% ±2.2 pp	52.5%	49.5%
Female	2,791 ±145	44.2% ±2.3 pp	47.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,312
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
White alone	1,265 ±83	20.0% ±1.3 pp	59.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	190 ±27	3.0% ±0.4 pp	3.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4,143 ±174	65.6% ±2.7 pp	13.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	177 ±82	2.8% ±1.3 pp	6.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	0.2%
Some other race alone	53 ±40 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	484 ±152	7.7% ±2.4 pp	13.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,312
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,083 ±43	96.4% ±0.6 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	229 ±43	3.6% ±0.7 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Married-couple family	920 ±123	43.9% ±5.4 pp	48.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	151 ±70	7.2% ±3.3 pp	5.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	328 ±96	15.7% ±4.5 pp	10.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	560 ±134	26.7% ±6.2 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	136 ±77 · low precision	6.5% ±3.7 pp · low precision	7.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	810 ±96	38.7% ±4.1 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,285 ±145	61.3% ±6.0 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	560 ±134	26.7% ±6.2 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	599 ±151	28.6% ±7.0 pp	33.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	284 ±94	13.6% ±4.4 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	249 ±79	11.9% ±3.7 pp	12.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	144 ±73 · low precision	6.9% ±3.4 pp · low precision	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	166 ±72	7.9% ±3.4 pp	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	93 ±53 · low precision	4.4% ±2.5 pp · low precision	2.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,312
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Native	6,012 ±109	95.2% ±1.7 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	300 ±106	4.8% ±1.7 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,819
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
English only	3,320 ±237	57.1% ±3.9 pp	84.9%	77.7%
Spanish	92 ±60 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	66 ±42 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	25 ±26 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	21 ±25 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	68 ±67 · low precision	1.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	151 ±83 · low precision	2.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	20 ±30 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	3 ±6 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	13 ±20 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,040 ±247	35.1% ±4.2 pp	3.8%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,848
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	454 ±125	11.8% ±3.2 pp	6.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,472 ±199	38.3% ±4.9 pp	28.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	680 ±163	17.7% ±4.2 pp	24.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	299 ±103	7.8% ±2.7 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	592 ±173	15.4% ±4.4 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	351 ±127	9.1% ±3.3 pp	11.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,264
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Same house	5,019 ±274	80.1% ±4.3 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	730 ±211	11.7% ±3.4 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	382 ±203 · low precision	6.1% ±3.2 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	110 ±114 · low precision	1.8% ±1.8 pp · low precision	3.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	23 ±27 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.2% of Bethel residents (±3.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Alaska and 8.4% nationally. 95.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bethel	Alaska	U.S.	Compared with Alaska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.2% ±3.4 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.0% ±2.0 pp	91.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.6% ±4.1 pp	10.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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