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Population (year 2000): 5,471. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,262 (+14.5% change)
Males: 2,871 (52.5%), Females: 2,600 (47.5%)
Zip code:
99559
Median resident age: 29.1 years
Median household income: $57,321 (year 2000)
Median house value: $146,600 (year 2000)
Races in Bethel:
- American Indian (68.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (26.2%)
- Two or more races (6.9%)
- Korean (2.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (6.5%), English (5.2%), Irish
(3.2%), United States (2.3%), French (2.1%), Swedish (2.1%).
Land area: 43.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bethel
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bethel city
- Never married: 33.4%
- Now married: 46.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 13.8%
3.7% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +774 (+16.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Bethel:
- YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (PO BOX
287,STE 3000)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bethel:
- BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 260 miles;
DILLINGHAM, AK)
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 346 miles;
NOME, AK)
- MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 424 miles; KOTZEBUE,
AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bethel:
- BETHEL (about 5 miles; BETHEL, AK; ID: BET)
- DILLINGHAM (about 257 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK; ID: DLG)
- NOME (about 359 miles; NOME, AK; ID: OME)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethel:
- BETHEL (about 4 miles; BETHEL, AK; ID: Z59)
- HANGAR LAKE (about 5 miles; BETHEL, AK; ID: Z58)
- NAPASKIAK (about 7 miles; NAPASKIAK, AK; ID: PKA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bethel:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 828 miles;
ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1005 miles;
FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 2703
miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2719 miles; PEARL
CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
- HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2725 miles;
HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
- HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2726 miles;
HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 6,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 2727 miles;
HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
Public high school in Bethel:
- BETHEL ALTERNATIVE BOARDING SCHOOL (Students:
33; Location: BOX 1858; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bethel:
- BETHEL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 520;
Location: 1006 RON EDWARDS WAY; Grades: 06 - 12)
- KILBUCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 328; Location:
PO BOX 800; Grades: 03 - 06)
- MIKELNGUUT ELITNAURVIAT (Students: 282;
Location: PO BOX 900; Grades: PK - 02)
- AYAPRUN ELITNAURVIK YUP扞K IMMERSION
(Students: 193; Location: 1010 FOURTH AVENUE; Grades: KG
- 06)
- BETHEL YOUTH FACILITY (Students: 21;
Location: PO BOX 1988; Grades: 05 - 12)
Library in Bethel:
- KUSKOKWIM CONSORTIUM LIBRARY (Operating
income: $198,632; Location: 420 STATE HIGHWAY; 37,153
books; 2,446 audio materials; 1,237 video materials; 93
serial subscriptions)
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