Bethel is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 20,684 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bethel is the 55th largest community in Connecticut.

Housing costs in Bethel are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Connecticut.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Bethel is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bethel really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bethel perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The education level of Bethel ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Bethel, 44.27% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Bethel in 2022 was $53,107, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $212,428 for a family of four. However, Bethel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bethel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bethel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bethel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bethel include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Brazilian.

Bethel also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.65%.

The most common language spoken in Bethel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.