Bethany is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 20,459 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Bethany is the 21st largest community in Oklahoma.

Bethany is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bethany is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethany who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.55%), sales jobs (13.06%), and management occupations (7.03%).

Bethany Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bethany is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 23.14% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bethany in 2000 was $17,793, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,172 for a family of four.

Bethany is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bethany home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bethany is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bethany include German, English, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Bethany is English. Some people also speak Spanish.