Bethel Census Area, Alaska
19 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 18,394
- Median household income
- $73,996
- ±3,210
- Unemployed
- 15.9%
- 1,240 of 7,779 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.9%
- 4,099 of 4,828 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
Cities, towns and villages 18
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Akiak | 462 (2021) | Po Box 52083, Akiak | — |
| City of Aniak | 501 (2021) | Po Box 189, Aniak | — |
| City of Bethel | 6,270 (2021) | Po Box 1388, Bethel | Website |
| City of Chefornak | 506 (2021) | Po Box 29, Chefornak | Website |
| City of Chuathbaluk | 103 (2021) | Po Box Chu, Chuathbaluk | — |
| City of Eek | 401 (2021) | Po Box 9, Eek | — |
| City of Goodnews Bay | 261 (2021) | Po Box 34009, Napakiak | — |
| City of Kwethluk | 805 (2021) | Po Box 50, Kwethluk | — |
| City of Lower Kalskag | 279 (2021) | Po Box 81, Lower Kalskag | — |
| City of Mekoryuk | 206 (2021) | Po Box 29, Mekoryuk | — |
| City of Napakiak | 356 (2021) | Po Box 34009, Napakiak | — |
| City of Napaskiak | 509 (2021) | Po Box 6109, Napaskiak | — |
| City of Nightmute | 304 (2021) | Po Box 90010, Nightmute | — |
| City of Nunapitchuk | 596 (2021) | Po Box 190, Nunapitchuk | — |
| City of Platinum | 55 (2021) | Po Box 47, Platinum | — |
| City of Quinhagak | 774 (2021) | Po Box 90, Quinhagak | — |
| City of Toksook Bay | 656 (2021) | Po Box 37008, Toksook Bay | Website |
| City of Upper Kalskag | 217 (2021) | Po Box 80, Kalskag | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avcp Regional Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 767, Bethel | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Kuspuk School District
School district9 schools
100 Boundary Ave, Aniak, AK, 99557
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lower Kuskokwim School District
School district27 schools
1004 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr, Bethel, AK, 99559
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Yupiit School District
School district3 schools
1st Main St, Akiachak, AK, 99551
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Farmers' Fresh Market () · Kenai Saturday Market () · Ninilchik Farmers Market () · and 8 more
Saturday Art and Farm Market () · Depot Farm Market (Palmer) · Kenney Lake Farmers Market (Palmer) · and 1 more
Nenana Farmers Market (Nenana)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.