Bethany, WV Demographic Data
Bethany, WV Summary
Bethany is located in Brooke County in West Virginia
- Population: 1,170
- Area: 0.74 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,591.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 865.16 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bethany, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
506
49%
50.8
Male
523
51%
49.2
Total Population
1,029
323,128,000
Bethany, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8
0.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4
0.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
5
0.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
439
42.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
355
34.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
35
3.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
27
2.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
42
4.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
35
3.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
29
2.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
34
3.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
11
1.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5
0.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
982
95.4%
77.2
Female
476
48.5%
51.3
Male
506
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
463
45.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
61
5.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
50
4.9%
15.2
Female
30
60.0%
55.8
Male
20
40.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
21
0.0%
0.0
Bethany, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,015
98.6%
96.8
White
937
91.1%
72.6
Black or African American
55
5.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
23
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
19
1.8%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
2
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
14
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
75
7.3%
17.8
Mexican
11
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
27
2.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
37
3.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
954
92.7%
82.2
Bethany, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8
3.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
50
22.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
38
17.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
22
10.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
41
18.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
59
27.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8
3.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
210
96.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
100
45.9%
31.2
Bethany, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
830
82.0%
33.7%
Now Married
138
13.6%
47.5
Divorced
30
3.0%
11.0%
Separated
2
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
12
1.2
5.8%
Bethany, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,015
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bethany, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8
5.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
12
8.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
28
19.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33
23.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
21
14.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
23
16.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
5.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
56,094
57,617
Per capita income
11,970
31,128
Bethany, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
6
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
104
16.4%
9.8
Construction
31
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
274
43.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
1.1%
6.6
Information
22
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
51
8.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
26
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
15
2.4%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
94
14.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1
0.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2
0.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
47
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
168
26.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
58
9.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
169
26.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
191
30.2%
18.1%
Bethany, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
599
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
232
38.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
56
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
250
41.7%
2.7
Other means
7
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
54
9.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.1
26.6
Bethany, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
71
50.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
35
24.8%
37.1
3 or more
26
18.4%
21.0
Bethany, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
141
80.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
91
64.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
50
35.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
34
19.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.3
0.0%
2.5
Bethany, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
175
1 room
4
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
22
12.6%
9.1
4 rooms
20
11.4%
16.5
5 rooms
37
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
23
13.1%
17.8
7 rooms
30
17.1%
12.0
8 rooms
11
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
28
16.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Bethany, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
175
1-unit, detached
128
73.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2
1.1%
5.9
2-units
22
12.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
18
10.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bethany, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
87
49.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
17
9.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15
8.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
20
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
18
10.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12
6.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1
0.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5
2.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bethany, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
109
77.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
30
21.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bethany, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1
2.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
2
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
4.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
16
34.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
55.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
31
66.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6
12.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
19.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1
2.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bethany, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
49
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
21
42.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
28
57.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
1
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
475
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
20
40.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14
28.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1
2.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9
18.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Bethany, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
91
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
10
11.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
27
29.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
25
27.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
19
20.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10
11.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
110,600
205,000