Bethel

Census Area in Alaska

Census Area

The population development of Bethel.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2025-07-01
Bethel	Census Area	13,656	16,006	17,013	18,665	18,237	→
Alaska	State	550,043	626,932	710,231	733,383	740,133

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Bethel.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	Borough / Census Area	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2025-07-01
Akiak	City	Bethel	...	309	346	464	443	→
Aniak	City	Bethel	566	572	501	510	487	→
Bethel	City	Bethel	4,677	5,471	6,080	6,324	6,626	→
Chefornak	City	Bethel	...	394	418	509	486	→
Chuathbaluk	City	Bethel	94	119	116	101	97	→
Eek	City	Bethel	254	280	285	402	384	→
Goodnews Bay	City	Bethel	...	230	243	260	248	→
Kwethluk	City	Bethel	...	713	721	811	771	→
Lower Kalskag	City	Bethel	291	267	282	278	266	→
Mekoryuk	City	Bethel	177	210	191	207	198	→
Napakiak	City	Bethel	...	353	345	354	338	→
Napaskiak	City	Bethel	328	390	379	509	486	→
Nightmute	City	Bethel	153	208	280	305	291	→
Nunapitchuk	City	Bethel	378	466	496	598	571	→
Platinum	City	Bethel	62	41	61	55	53	→
Quinhagak	City	Bethel	501	555	669	775	737	→
Toksook Bay	City	Bethel	420	532	590	659	625	→
Upper Kalskag	City	Bethel	172	230	210	217	207	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	9,747
Females	8,919

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	6,536
18-64 years	10,591
65+ years	1,539

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	196
70-79 years	672
60-69 years	1,549
50-59 years	1,917
40-49 years	1,785
30-39 years	2,451
20-29 years	2,930
10-19 years	3,456
0-9 years	3,710

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	13,569
Urban	5,097

»Race« (C 2020)
White	1,665
Black/African American	85
Indigenous	15,632
Asian	202
Pacific Islander	2
Some other	64
2 or more	1,016

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	207
Other	18,459