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Population (year 2000): 20,307. Estimated
population in July 2005: 19,786 (-2.6% change)
Males: 9,601 (47.3%), Females: 10,706 (52.7%)
Oklahoma County
Zip code:
73008
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $35,073 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,900 (year 2000)
Races in Bethany:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.8%)
- Hispanic (5.8%)
- American Indian (5.1%)
- Black (4.4%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.9%), English (11.9%),
Irish (11.6%), United States (11.1%), French (2.7%),
Scotch-Irish (2.5%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bethany
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bethany city
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 10.9%
3.4% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.2% Latin
America, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +261 (+1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Bethany:
- CHILDREN'S CENTER,THE (6800 NORTHWEST 39TH
EXRPESSWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bethany:
- DEACONESS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK)
- INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - OKLA CITY (about 5
miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bethany:
- WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 9 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK;
ID: OKC)
- TINKER AFB (about 20 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID:
TIK)
- STILLWATER RGNL (about 59 miles; STILLWATER, OK; ID:
SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethany:
- WILEY POST (about 3 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID:
PWA)
- BMC (about 6 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: 2O4)
- FAIRGROUND (about 6 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID:
1O9)
Amtrak station near Bethany:
- 10 miles: OKLAHOMA CITY (100 SOUTH E. K. GAYLORD
BLVD.)
Colleges/Universities in Bethany:
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 2,002; Location: 6729 NW 39TH EXPY; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: SNU.EDU; Offers Master's
degree)
- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
(FT enrollment: 170; Location: 7210 NW 39th Expressway;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sccm.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- BETHANY BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 3900 N
PENIEL AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Bethany:
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 5
miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,164)
- OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about
10 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
- ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; MIDWEST CITY,
OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 19 miles;
EDMOND, OK; FT enrollment: 10,926)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 25
miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
Public high school in Bethany:
- BETHANY HS (Students: 354; Location: 4500
NORTH MEULLER; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bethany:
- BETHANY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 31;
Location: 6719-NW 23RD STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bethany:
- EARL HARRIS ES (Students: 639; Location: 4311
NORTH ASBURY; Grades: PK - 05)
- WESTERN OAKS MS (Students: 631; Location:
7200 NW 23RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WESTERN OAKS ES (Students: 574; Location:
7210 N.W. 23; Grades: PK - 05)
- OVERHOLSER ES (Students: 460; Location: 7900
NW 36TH; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKE PARK ES (Students: 394; Location: 8221
NW 30; Grades: PK - 05)
- APOLLO ES (Students: 355; Location: 1901 N.
PENIEL; Grades: PK - 05)
- BETHANY MS (Students: 344; Location: 4312 N.
MUELLER; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHILDREN'S CTR (Students: 80; Location: 6800
NW 39TH EXPRESSWAY; Grades: 01 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Bethany:
- SNU SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN (Students: 197;
Location: 6729 NW 39TH EXPRESSWAY; Grades: PK - 5)
- BETHANY MONTESSORI P.S. (Students: 37;
Location: 2201 N ROCKWELL; Grades: PK - KG)
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