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Population (year 2000): 3,087. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,060 (-0.9% change)
Males: 1,375 (44.5%), Females: 1,712 (55.5%)
Zip code:
64424
Median resident age: 44.9 years
Median household income: $28,050 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,600 (year 2000)
Races in Bethany:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (16.2%), German
(15.5%), English (14.8%), Irish (6.7%), Scottish (2.6%), French
(2.2%).
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bethany
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bethany city
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 15.3%
- Divorced: 11.2%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+1.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Bethany:
- HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX
428 2600 MILLER STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bethany:
- GENTRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
ALBANY, MO)
- WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; TRENTON,
MO)
- RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; MOUNT AYR,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bethany:
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 70 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 82 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 88 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethany:
- BETHANY MEMORIAL (about 3 miles; BETHANY, MO; ID:
75K)
- ALBANY MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; ALBANY, MO; ID:
K19)
- LAMONI MUNI (about 26 miles; LAMONI, IA; ID: LWD)
College/University in Bethany:
- NORTH CENTRAL AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
(Full-time enrollment: 4; Location: 1401 DAILY RD;
Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bethany:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 26 miles; LAMONI,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 92 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 93 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
Public high schools in Bethany:
- SOUTH HARRISON HIGH (Students: 393; Location:
3400 BULLDOG AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
- NORTH CENTRAL CAREER CTR. (Location: 1401
DAILY RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bethany:
- SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. (Students: 369;
Location: 2213 BEEKMAN; Grades: KG - 06)
- SOUTH HARRISON KINDERGARTEN (Students: 59;
Location: 905 S 24TH ST; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Bethany:
- BETHANY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$32,071; Location: 3105 MILLER STREET; 32,765 books; 661
audio materials; 732 video materials; 22 serial
subscriptions)
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