ZIP 99559 · Bethel
Who lives in ZIP code 99559 (Bethel, AK): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bethel, AK · Bethel
uszips 2026
People7,241
Median age31.2
Household income$113,333
Home value$325,565
Median rent$1,662/mo
Poverty14.1%
College degree+22.4%
Commute10 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Density
- 50 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,274
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
7.9% are 65 or older; 69.4% are adults.
Household income
57.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,899.
Education (adults 25+)
48.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.2%
- Never married
- 39.4%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.74
- Dual-income families
- 66.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.3%
- Rent burden
- 21.1%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.9%
- Unemployment
- 9.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.0%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 9.2%
- No health insurance
- 14.5%
- Limited English
- 5.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.