East Bethel is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 12,189 people and three associated neighborhoods, East Bethel is the 91st largest community in Minnesota.
Also of interest is that East Bethel has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, East Bethel is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, East Bethel really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is East Bethel perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, East Bethel has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes East Bethel a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in East Bethel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In East Bethel, the average commute to work is 34.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of East Bethel are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.86% of adults in East Bethel having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in East Bethel in 2022 was $46,710, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,840 for a family of four.
The people who call East Bethel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Bethel residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Bethel include German, Swedish, Norwegian, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in East Bethel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.