Moving to Bethune, Colorado

Population: 225. Estimated population in July 2024: 218 (-3.1% change)
Males: 116 (51.6%), Females: 109 (48.4%)

Kit Carson County

Zip code: 80805

Demographics

Median resident age: 26.8 years
Median household income: $28,958
Median house value: $53,600

Population by Race

Races in Bethune:

• White Non-Hispanic (67.1%)
• Hispanic (31.1%)
• Other race (23.6%)
• American Indian (1.3%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (25.3%), United States (13.8%), English (8.4%), Irish (8.0%), Dutch (4.9%), Italian (4.4%).

Elevation: 4258 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bethune

• High school or higher: 62.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethune town

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 64.9%
• Separated: 4.5%
• Widowed: 3.9%
• Divorced: 7.1%

20.4% Foreign born (20.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +48 (+27.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bethune:

• KIT CARSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP-CAH (about 12 miles; BURLINGTON, CO)
• KEEFE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; CHEYENNE WELLS, CO)
• GOODLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 47 miles; GOODLAND, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethune:

• RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 52 miles; GOODLAND, KS; Abbreviation: GLD)
• COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 81 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)
• LAMAR MUNI (about 87 miles; LAMAR, CO; Abbreviation: LAA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bethune:

• KIT CARSON COUNTY (about 11 miles; BURLINGTON, CO; Abbreviation: ITR)
• CHEYENNE COUNTY MUNI (about 54 miles; ST FRANCIS, KS; Abbreviation: SYF)
• WRAY MUNI (about 57 miles; WRAY, CO; Abbreviation: 2V5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethune:

• METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 141 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
• UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 141 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
• UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 141 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 141 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
• ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 165 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 168 miles; AURORA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,219)

Schools

Public high school in Bethune:

• BETHUNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 145 WEST 3RD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Bethune:

• BETHUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 49; Location: 145 WEST 3RD; Grades: PK – 06)