Bethel Census Area County vs. Kenai Peninsula Borough County

Bethel Census Area County (AK)Kenai Peninsula Borough County (AK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)18,21658,533
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.1%5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)17,01355,400
Population, Census, April 1, 201017,01355,400
Persons under 5 years, percent11.2%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent35.9%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent7.7%17.4%
Female persons, percent48.5%47.9%
White alone, percent10.3%83.3%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent83.8%8.0%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.8%5.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.4%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent9.6%80.1%
Veterans, 2014-20186475,073
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.0%3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)6,03831,341
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.1%73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$110,200$239,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,272$1,556
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$423$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,271$994
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.0%11.7%
Building permits, 20181114
Households, 2014-20184,55821,741
Persons per household, 2014-20183.772.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.5%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201862.3%7.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.9%90.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.3%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.4%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.3%23.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.8%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.8%16.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.8%59.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.4%57.3%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,850262,393
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)162,806804,150
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,174$14,133
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-20187.120.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,212$66,684
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$19,760$33,820
Persons in poverty, percent32.7%12.4%
Total employer establishments, 20172512,155
Total employment, 20172,90914,980
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)139,024767,860
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-8.8%-2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176836,681
All firms, 20121,1217,362
Men-owned firms, 20128403,915
Women-owned firms, 20121872,182
Minority-owned firms, 2012761683
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122996,378
Veteran-owned firms, 2012173941
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128895,935
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 200754.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.8%0.0%
Population per square mile, 20100.43.4
Land area in square miles, 201040,570.0016,075.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bethel Census Area county (AK) and Kenai Peninsula Borough county (AK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.