Bethania, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 354. Estimated population in July 2024: 379 (+7.1% change)
Males: 169 (47.7%), Females: 185 (52.3%)

Forsyth County

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $51,875
Median house value: $129,900

Population by Race

Races in Bethania:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.4%)
  • Black (15.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (29.4%), English (18.1%), Irish (7.3%), United States (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.4%), Scottish (3.4%).

Elevation: 817 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bethania

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethania town

  • Never married: 11.4%
  • Now married: 72.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

4.2% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +132 (+59.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bethania:

  • AMOS COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC)
  • FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethania:

  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 9 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bethania:

Amtrak station near Bethania:

  • 9 miles: WINSTON-SALEM (127 S. CHERRY ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethania:

  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 23 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)