Bethel Census Area County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bethel and their reported violations in the past:
BETHEL HEIGHTS WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1270, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUN-16-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (2 times from MAY-17-2006 to MAY-31-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2006), St Other (JUN-19-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-16-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-16-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (SEP-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-16-2004 to SEP-22-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- 3 minor monitoring violations
- 85 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
BETHEL-CITY S/D WATER (Population served: 700, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUN-16-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (2 times from MAY-16-2006 to MAY-31-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2006), St Other (JUN-19-2006)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 75 regular monitoring violations
- 9 other older monitoring violations
LKSD KASIGLUK AKULA HS & ELEM (Population served: 594, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-25-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2000), Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2000)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 23 regular monitoring violations
TRUCK 743 - BETHEL WATER HAULERS (Population served: 588, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
TRUCK 740 - BETHEL WATER HAULERS (Population served: 588, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
TRUCK 737 - BETHEL WATER HAULERS (Population served: 588, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
TRUCK 746 - BETHEL WATER HAULERS (Population served: 588, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
TRUCK 745 - BETHEL WATER HAULERS (Population served: 588, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.0%
(4.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 3.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  3.0 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 66.1% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
| This city: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bethel, AK
People in group quarters in Bethel:
- 81 people in state prisons
- 80 people in halfway houses
- 25 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 24 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 14 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 8 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in other workers' dormitories
Bethel compared to Alaska state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Bethel (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Bethel Branch at 460 Ridgecrest Drive, branch established on 1981/03/27. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- First National Bank Alaska: Kuskokwim Branch at First And Main Streets, branch established on 1961/07/20. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $2,870.3 mil, Deposits: $1,931.3 mil, headquarters in Anchorage, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bethel, Alaska:
- Bethel Inn, PO Box 1085, Bethel, AK 99559
 , Phone: (907) 543-3204
- Delta Cottages Inc, 124 Guinderson CT Pob 39, Bethel, AK 99559 , Phone: (907) 543-3610, Fax: (907) 543-5834
- Kuskokwim Hotel & City Cafe, PO Box 888, Bethel, AK 99559 , Phone: (907) 543-2207, Fax: (907) 543-2828
- Pacifica House, PO Box 1208, Bethel, AK 99559 , Phone: (907) 543-4305
- Village Motel, PO Box 1712, Bethel, AK 99559 , Phone: (907) 543-2371
- Long House Bethel Hotel, 751 3rd Ave, Bethel, AK 99559 , Phone: (907) 543-4612, Fax: (907) 543-3334
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Bethel, Alaska
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 21 | Here: | 12.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Bethel Census Area: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2 | This county: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Bethel Census Area: | 4.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Bethel Census Area: | 5.3% | | State: | 6.3% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
23 | $108,217 | $56,461 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $58,771 | $64,114 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
23 | $118,190 | $61,664 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
11 | $44,482 | $48,526 | 1 | $2,455 |
| Firefighters |
8 | $45,382 | $68,073 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $38,870 | $46,644 | 1 | $527 |
| Water Transport and Terminals |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $764 |
| Welfare |
10 | $34,657 | $41,588 | 1 | $4,139 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $16,624 | $66,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
18 | $60,582 | $40,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $16,884 | $33,768 | 1 | $1,491 |
| Water Supply |
17 | $65,600 | $46,306 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
16 | $72,334 | $54,251 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
156 | $680,593 | $52,353 | 5 | $9,376 |
Bethel government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,054,000 ($336.01)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $977,000 ($159.82)
Solid Waste Management: $722,000 ($118.11)
All Other: $471,000 ($77.05)
- Construction - General: $210,000 ($34.35)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,353,000 ($384.92)
Police Protection: $2,014,000 ($329.46)
Sewerage: $1,888,000 ($308.85)
Water Utilities: $1,094,000 ($178.96)
Central Staff Services: $995,000 ($162.77)
Regular Highways: $918,000 ($150.17)
Fire Protection: $809,000 ($132.34)
Solid Waste Management: $664,000 ($108.62)
Financial Administration: $563,000 ($92.10)
Parks & Recreation: $394,000 ($64.45)
Judicial and Legal Services: $319,000 ($52.18)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $313,000 ($51.20)
Libraries: $66,000 ($10.80)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $774,000 ($126.62)
- General - Interest on Debt: $100,000 ($16.36)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $636,000 ($104.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,666,000 ($272.53)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $64,000 ($10.47)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,530,000 ($250.29)
Water Utilities: $578,000 ($94.55)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $72,000 ($11.78)
Water Utilities: $58,000 ($9.49)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $526,000 ($86.05)
Interest Earnings: $162,000 ($26.50)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,416,000 ($885.98)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,190,000 ($194.67)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $399,000 ($65.27)
General Support: $171,000 ($27.97)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $4,322,000 ($707.02)
NEC: $740,000 ($121.05)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,088,000 ($832.32)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000 ($6.22)
6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,351 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.00% | | Alaska average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,804 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.43% | | Alaska average: | 9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bethel:
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
- KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
- KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bethel:
- KYKD (100.1 FM; BETHEL, AK; Owner: VOICE FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bethel:
- KYUK-TV (Channel 4; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K15AV (Channel 15; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K21AO (Channel 21; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K13UV (Channel 13; NAPAKIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K10MR (Channel 10; NAPAKIAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Bethel, Alaska:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Alaska average:
- Fatal accident count: 132
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 194
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
- Fatalities: 144
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 355
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14
See more detailed statistics of Bethel fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,510
Total average daily truck traffic: 35
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 4,491
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bethel, AK
Businesses in Bethel, AK
- Nike: 1
- RadioShack: 1
- True Value: 2
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- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Health care (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in halfway houses"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with high-earning residents located near cities with low-earning residents"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the physically handicapped"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely lesbian couples (counted as self-reported female-female unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average humidity"
- #19 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
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- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of murders in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Health care (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Mathematical science occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #17 (99559) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking other language at home (pop 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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