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Bethany, West Virginia, in Brooke county, is 33 miles SW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is part of the Steubenville - Weirton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 985 people people live in Bethany.
In Bethany, about 19% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Bethany, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.
The town is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the town.
In 2000, Bethany had a median family income of $61,250. Overall, families in Bethany are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the town are below middle class. Bethany does not have a large underclass. It turns out that people in the town tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. It turns out that Bethany is home to a lot of successful single people.
Residents of Bethany enjoy its low crime rate.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Bethany, about 60% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the town were built is earlier than in most places. The average property tax bill in Bethany is higher than that of most other communities in West Virginia.
In Bethany, 58% of commuters drive to work. In the town, people like to walk or ride bicycles. Commuters in Bethany enjoy easier drives to work than most people.
Bethany strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 1% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 1% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 3% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Short Commute Times (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
Comparing Bethany to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):
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| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
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| Portion of People Married |  |  |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| People Above Poverty |  |  |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Working at Home | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | |  |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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