Bethel, DE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethel, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 211. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BETHEL-DE · Bethel, DE 1 ZIPs · 211 pop · #4561/25278 · Sussex County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $99,375
  • RANK-TOP #4561/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lewes
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 98% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 211
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $294,700

Nearest income peer: Lewes, DE ( $2,178 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bethel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bethel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bethel, DE sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
211
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,375
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $99,375 and home value $294,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 35.5%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Delaware, Millville is the closest lower-income city and Marydel the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bethel.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 19931, is all of Bethel

There is no split to weigh here: 19931 holds every one of Bethel's 211 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bethel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 4 employees , annual payroll $115k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19931 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Bethel, DE

These ZIP codes sit in Sussex County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bethel. See the Sussex County roll-up →

Bethel sits in the upper half of Sussex County on income: Millsboro, Seaford and Milford report less, while Rehoboth Beach reports more. Bridgeville marks the far end of that range at $60,703, 39% below Bethel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19931 211 $99,375 5 89

Bethel roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bethel, .