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63434

Bethel, MO · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
731
Median household income
$50,625
People below poverty
10.9%
Median home value
$89,300

Income

The median income of households in 63434 was $50,625. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 7.6
$25,000 to $34,999 11
$35,000 to $49,999 28.7
$50,000 to $74,999 24.9
$75,000 to $99,999 5.9
$100,000 to $149,999 8.4
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 37356
Female 37284

An estimated 84% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,468. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84
Social Security 18.6
Retirement income 20.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.4
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.6

In 2020-2024, 9.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 91.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 63434 in 2020-2024, 95.3% had health insurance coverage and 4.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.5% and public coverage was 30.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6%.


In 2020-2024, 63434 had a total population of 731 - 388 (53.1%) females and 343 (46.9%) males. The median age was 28.6 years. An estimated 38.7% of the population was under 18 years, 28.1% was 19 to 44 years, 19.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 63434 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 29 20
5 to 9 37 73
10 to 14 40 40
15 to 19 49 28
20 to 24 7 12
25 to 29 25 22
30 to 34 27 37
35 to 39 4 27
40 to 44 16 28
45 to 49 27 19
50 to 54 6 9
55 to 59 5 17
60 to 64 38 23
65 to 69 11 10
70 to 74 8 3
75 to 79 2 9
80 to 84 8 6
85 and over 4 5

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 17% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 63434 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.4% of the people in 63434 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 237 households in 63434. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.1% of the households in 63434 while cohabiting couple households made up 0.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.5% of all households, while 23.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.4% of all households.

In 63434, 46.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.1
Cohabiting Couples 0.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.9% of males and 49.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.4 34.9
Now married, except separated 48.9 49.4
Separated 5.5 0
Widowed 8 5.1
Divorced 7.2 10.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 63434, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.2% of the people living in 63434 were U.S. natives. 78.1% of the 63434 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.8% of 63434 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 50 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 63434 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 63434.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 50
Europe 0
Africa 50
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 63434 in 2020-2024, 0.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 63434 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.5
Different house, same county 6
Different county, same state 5.4
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 63434 was 286 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 9 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 240. College or graduate school enrollment was 37.

Educational Attainment of People in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.4
High school diploma or equivalency 39.9
Some college, no degree 18.7
Associate's degree 6.6
Bachelor's degree 15.9
Graduate or professional degree 4.5

Disability

In 63434, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 14.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 63434, 67.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 4.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 15.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 256 80
Federal, state, or local government workers 13 4.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 50 15.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 63434 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 12.2
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 2.8
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.4
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 63434 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 115 35.9
Service occupations 68 21.3
Sales and office occupations 48 15
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 59 18.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 30 9.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.5% of 63434 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 14.1
Other means 0
Worked from home 8.9

In 2020-2024, 63434 had a total of 297 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.8
Mobile homes 11.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 63434 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 76.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 63434 had 237 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 60 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 56.1% while renters occupied 43.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.71 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.02.

2.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 19% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 63434:

House Heating Fuel Used in 63434 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 35.4
Electricity 48.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 16
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 63434 was $89,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 36.1 % had a mortgage. 63.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,111 and for owners without a mortgage it was $506.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 63434 was $502. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.