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Demographics

People

Total Population	191
Male Share of the Population	47.1%
Female Share of the Population	52.9%
Senior Citizens	31.4%
Employed Population 16+	98
Age of the Population	58

Families

% of people married	61.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.8%
Median Earnings25+	$31,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$77,500
% Above Poverty Level	92.7%
% Below Poverty Level	7.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	3.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.2%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$202,800

Ancestry

English	21.5%
German	15.7%
Irish	12.6%
Italian	7.9%
Scottish	7.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.3%
Polish	4.7%
French Except Basque	3.7%
Swedish	3.1%
Slovak	2.1%
Canadian	2.1%
Welsh	1.6%
Austrian	1%
Dutch	1%
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Bethel Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sussex County
Standard Zip Codes	19931
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	38.57
Approximate Longitude	-75.62

Bethel Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SALISBURY FAA ARPT
Distance	12.1 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 45 F
Apr Temp	43 to 66 F
Jul Temp	68 to 87 F
Oct Temp	46 to 69 F
Annual Precip	47 inches

Station	GEORGETOWN 5 SW
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Station	SNOW HILL 4 N
Distance	15.3 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 47 F
Apr Temp	43 to 68 F
Jul Temp	66 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 71 F
Annual Precip	46.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Dagsboro	856	$69,167
Delmar	1,790	$49,125
Frankford	984	$62,500
Laurel	4,211	$34,332
Millsboro	4,238	$65,853
Selbyville	2,252	$69,167

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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