Demographics of Bethany city, Oklahoma

Bethany city, Oklahoma had 20,315 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −510 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bethany city, in four figures

20,315
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,560 ±45.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −510 people.; 31.1 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,591 ±$5,253
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bethany city, Oklahoma's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bethany city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bethany city, Oklahoma's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bethany city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,825	100.0	100.0
2021	20,649	99.2	100.2
2022	20,523	98.5	100.7
2023	20,443	98.2	101.6
2024	20,482	98.4	102.5
2025	20,315	97.6	103.1

Population of Bethany city, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,825	—
2021	20,649	−176
2022	20,523	−126
2023	20,443	−80
2024	20,482	+39
2025	20,315	−167

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.1 ±1.9: for men 30.7 ±2.9 and for women 31.4 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bethany city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	1,436 ±363	7.0% ±1.8	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,512 ±600	21.9% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,222 ±385	10.8% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,337 ±540	26.0% ±2.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,704 ±403	18.0% ±2.0	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,349 ±460	16.3% ±2.2	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,591 ±$5,253, and income per person $25,614 ±$2,428, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bethany city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,445 ±314	19.0% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,009 ±378	26.4% ±4.7	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,520 ±266	20.0% ±3.3	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	945 ±207	12.4% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,065 ±199	14.0% ±2.5	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	413 ±197	5.4% ±2.6	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	207 ±88	2.7% ±1.1	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bethany city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	4,003 ±960	20.5% ±4.9	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,660 ±432	28.0% ±6.3	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,833 ±456	19.3% ±4.5	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	510 ±217	12.4% ±5.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bethany city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bethany city	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	8,564 ±490	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±7.2	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.1% ±4.2	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.9% ±4.6	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,600 ±$6,155	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,071 ±$48	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bethany city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,194 ±941	25.3% ±4.6	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,962 ±1,045	53.3% ±5.1	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,253 ±867	11.0% ±4.2	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	37 to 295	0.2% to 1.4%	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	323 ±140	1.6% ±0.7	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,612 ±450	7.8% ±2.2	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bethany city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	11,836 ±564	57.6% ±2.7	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,312 ±602	30.7% ±2.9	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	150 to 532	0.7% to 2.6%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,071 ±403	10.1% ±2.0	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	963 ±293	4.7% ±1.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,108 ±277	5.4% ±1.3	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bethany city among the places of Oklahoma

24th of 75 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Places of Oklahoma near Bethany city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ponca City city	24,326 ±66
Duncan city	22,958 ±35
Sapulpa city	22,570 ±160
Mustang city	22,192 ±42
Del City city	21,494 ±41
Bethany city	20,560 ±45
Claremore city	20,166 ±61
Sand Springs city	20,117 ±162
Durant city	19,746 ±50
Altus city	18,646 ±25
El Reno city	18,557 ±36

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Oklahoma by poverty rate
No. 3 Places in Oklahoma by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in Oklahoma by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 11 Places in Oklahoma by median rent
No. 24 Places in Oklahoma by median household income
No. 30 Places in Oklahoma by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026