Overview Bethel is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,399 people and just one neighborhood, Bethel is the 364th largest community in North Carolina. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns, Bethel isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bethel are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bethel is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethel who work in healthcare suport services (15.17%), sales jobs (11.59%), and healthcare (7.03%). Setting & Lifestyle Being a small town, Bethel does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. Bethel Demographics The percentage of adults in Bethel who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.11% of the adults in Bethel have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bethel in 2022 was $29,622, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,488 for a family of four. However, Bethel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bethel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bethel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethel residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bethel include English, European, Irish, German, and Ghanian. The most common language spoken in Bethel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.