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:
- MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 17 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC; Abbreviation: N63)
- SUGAR VALLEY (about 18 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 31A)
- TWIN LAKES (about 22 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 8A7)
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)