Bethel is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,684 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bethel is the 410th largest community in Ohio.
A relatively large number of people in Bethel telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Bethel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bethel, the average commute to work is 32.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Bethel is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Bethel is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.50% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bethel in 2022 was $25,092, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,368 for a family of four. However, Bethel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bethel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bethel include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Bethel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.