Bethel County Information
Bethel in
Alaska occupies
45,508 square miles and has a 2006 population of
17,147, a change from a 2000 population of
16,046 and
13,660 in 1990.
18% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.6% percent is 25-35, and
13.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
65 acts of violent crime reported in
Bethel in 2004, a change from
31 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
926 people:
13.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
8.7%.
Read more about
Bethel, Alaska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bethel | |
| State | Alaska | |
| Land Area | 45,508 sq. miles | Ranked 3 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 17,147 | Ranked 1,958 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 17,118 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,046 | Ranked 2,021 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 13,660 | Ranked 2,085 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 13.4% | |
| African American | .6% | |
| Asian American | 1.3% | |
| Native American | 82% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 12.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 19.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 18% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 7.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 3.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 1.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 65 | 31 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | 8 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 56 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 198 | 182 |
| Burglaries | 29 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 87 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 82 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 6,980 | 6,386 |
| Unemployed Population | 926 | 558 |
| Unemployment Rate | 13.3% | 8.7% |
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