Bethel is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,659 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bethel is the 410th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bethel is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bethel is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethel who work in office and administrative support (13.21%), sales jobs (10.67%), and management occupations (7.63%). One downside of living in Bethel, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.51 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small village, Bethel does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Bethel, just 10.08% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Bethel in 2022 was $24,716, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,864 for a family of four. However, Bethel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bethel include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Pennsylvania German. The most common language spoken in Bethel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
