Sullivan County > Bethel (town)
Population trend for Bethel
05,0001990: 3,6933,69319902000: 4,3624,36220002010: 4,2554,25520102020: 3,9593,95920202023: 3,9973,9972023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Bethel is a town in Sullivan County, in the Mid-Hudson region.

2023 Median income for Sullivan County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Sullivan County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 242%.

313 201 90 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Bethel
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Bethel
Married-couple families: 723 (77.2%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 22 (2.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 191 (20.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 564 (86.0%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 92 (14.0%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Bethel

Pct 5 and under 0% Pct 6 to 17 27% Pct 18 to 64 19% Pct 65 and over 4%

The overall poverty rate in Bethel is 16 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Bethel lived in the prior year

Same house: 3,739 (94.1%) Same county (different house): 201 (5.1%) 3,973 current residents Same house: 3,739 (94.1%) Same house Same county (different house): 201 (5.1%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 24 (0.6%) Different NY county (under 1%) Abroad: 9 (0.2%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Bethel residents
41.6 47.3 45.5 48.9 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau