City safety & data profile

East BethelMN

East Bethel, MN is a 12K-resident city in Anoka County with a median household income of $110,000.

Anoka County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Bethel, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Bethel has a population larger than 11% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $363,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 12%
By size
$110,000
Median income (place)
$363,900
Median home (place)
3.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Bethel

East Bethel posts a median household income higher than 77% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 23%
by median income, US cities

Where East Bethel income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$110,000 Top 23% higher than 77% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Bethel $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Bethel, MN beyond the headline numbers

East Bethel sits inside Anoka County, Minnesota, at roughly 45.32°N, -93.20°W. Population 11,692, $110,000 median household income. Median home value $363,900, median rent $1,695. Poverty rate 3.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 3.2% of East Bethel, MN residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in East Bethel costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

13.3% of East Bethel workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 19.7% in East Bethel, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of East Bethel workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Bethel from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,692
East Bethel · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$110,000
+23% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$363,900
-12% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Anoka County): East Bethel's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
370K+11%
Median Income
$101,869+45%
Median Home Value
$346,500+80%
Poverty Rate
7%-5%
Unemployment
4.3%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Bethel, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,695/mo
Poverty Rate
3.2% -74% vs avg
Unemployment 3.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 23.1%
Work From Home 13.3%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 91.4%
African American 0.2%
Asian 1.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
35.9%
Short Sleep Duration
30.9%
High Blood Pressure
29.8%
Physical Inactivity
22.8%
Binge Drinking
19.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.1%
Current Smoking
14.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.3%
Current Asthma
10%
Diabetes
9.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 67.4%
Annual Checkup 72%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Stroke
2.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect East Bethel?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Bethel right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-EAST-BETHEL · East Bethel

East Bethel: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Bethel; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of East Bethel, MN?
East Bethel, MN has a population of 11,692 people, located in Anoka County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in East Bethel?
The median household income in East Bethel, MN is $110,000 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 3.2%.
What is the median home value in East Bethel?
The median home value in East Bethel, MN is $363,900. Median rent is $1,695/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Bethel?
The top health indicators in East Bethel include Obesity (35.9%), Short Sleep Duration (30.9%), High Blood Pressure (29.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in East Bethel?
The median age in East Bethel, MN is 40.9 years. 23.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Bethel, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (3.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($110,000 here).

Compare East Bethel with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using East Bethel's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the East Bethel area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Anoka County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.