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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.86 minutes every day commuting to work.

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 percentage of people in Bethel with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.50% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or 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.