Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety95#712/15,637
Economy34#10,249/15,631
Housing77#3,465/14,977
Health47#8,217/15,609
Healthcare5#14,860/15,650
Environment66#5,317/15,453
Education49#7,977/15,649
Infrastructure40#9,459/15,650
Community33#10,450/15,651
Leisure & amenities2#15,296/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Bethany, Missouri ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Harrison County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Students per teacher · low8.9×
100/100Missouri 12.7×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsHarrison County value
Suicide rate · low0.0 /100k
100/100Missouri 19.1 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataHarrison County value
Firearm deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Missouri 20.1 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataHarrison County value
Drug overdose deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Missouri 18.0 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataHarrison County value
Public EV charging ports · high19.3 /10k
96/100Missouri 5.3 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyHarrison County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Missouri 7.7 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataHarrison County value

Weaknesses

Pharmacies · low0.0 /10k
1/100Missouri 2.1 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHarrison County value
Average weekly wage · low$821
1/100Missouri $1,278United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHarrison County value
Mental health care shortage · high19.0
4/100Missouri 13.0United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationHarrison County value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · low1.2 /10k
4/100Missouri 4.6 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHarrison County value
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.0 /10k
4/100Missouri 1.2 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHarrison County value
Food environment index · low6.3
6/100Missouri 6.9United States 7.62019 & 2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHarrison County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
7.5% (2015-2019) → 21.0% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
38.5% (2015-2019) → 49.0% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.3% (2015-2019) → 86.2% (2020-2024)
+9.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$32,650 (2015-2019) → $48,375 (2020-2024)
+48%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
High school diploma or higherImproving
85.1% (2015-2019) → 90.6% (2020-2024)
+5.5 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
24.0% (2015-2019) → 29.4% (2020-2024)
+5.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Bethany, Missouri improved on 2 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+48%$32,650 → $48,375
Broadband+9.9 points76.3% → 86.2%

Declined1

Uninsured+13 points7.5% → 21.0%

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Bethany, Missouri between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.8 min2015-2019	17.7 min2020-2024	−3.1 min	Within the margin of error	80%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%2015-2019	17.5%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Broadband subscriptions	76.3%2015-2019	86.2%2020-2024	+9.9 points	Improved	59%
Child poverty rate	24.1%2015-2019	29.0%2020-2024	+4.9 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Effective property tax rate	0.77%2015-2019	0.92%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	4%
High school diploma or higher	85.1%2015-2019	90.6%2020-2024	+5.5 points	Within the margin of error	84%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.5×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	67%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3922015-2019	0.4172020-2024	+0.025	Within the margin of error	30%
Median household income	$32,6502015-2019	$48,3752020-2024	+48%	Improved	83%
Poverty rate	16.9%2015-2019	17.1%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	42%
Rent as share of income	24.0%2015-2019	29.4%2020-2024	+5.4 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Rent-burdened households	38.5%2015-2019	49.0%2020-2024	+10 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.5%2015-2019	21.0%2020-2024	+13 points	Declined	1%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Bethany, Missouri five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Bethany, Missouri in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Bethany, Missouri itself moved −6.7 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

3,080 residents (±89)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (−4.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

3,080 residents (±89)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

White96%2,948
Black1.7%†52
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0

Education

2,166 residents (±149)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

No high school diploma9.4%†204
High school or GED46%1,000
Some college19%†421

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,242 households (±110)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $25k22%†272
$25k–50k29%†362
$50k–75k13%†158
$75k–100k17%†215
$100k–150k14%†168
$150k–200k3.4%†42
$200k or more2.0%†25

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−16.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,242 households (±110)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

Own56%701
Rent44%541

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

541 households (±124)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $75061%†331
$750–1,00016%†86
$1,000–1,50014%†74

Home values

701 homes (±114)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $150k56%†390
$150k–250k32%†222
$250k–400k11%†77

Age of homes

1,499 homes (±118)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

2010 or later1.4%†21
2000–20098.9%†134
1980–199912%†180

Size of homes

1,499 homes (±118)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

Studio1.0%†15
1 bedroom16%†243
2 bedrooms35%524

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,341 workers (±167)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

Drive alone75%1,003
Carpool5.4%†73
Public transit0.5%†7
Walk3.7%†50
Bike0.0%0
Work from home15%†205
Other0.2%†3

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−13.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,136 workers (±182)

Bethany, Missouri
Missouri share

Under 15 min76%869
15–29 min4.8%†54
30–44 min8.2%†93

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Harrison County, the county holding most of Bethany's residents.

Harrison County has 180 employer establishments, 219 for every 10,000 residents (0.88× the US rate of 248; 0.90× Missouri's), with 1,829 paid employees at an average annual pay of $39,852. The Census Bureau also counts 727 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 180; 727 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 219; US 248 · Missouri 244
Paid employees: 1,829
Average annual pay: $39,852; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Harrison County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Gasoline stations	16	19.5	6.00×More than typical	183	$33,656	—
Restaurants and other eating places	12	14.6	0.79×Fewer than typical	168	$22,839	9
Ambulatory health care services	11	13.4	0.64×Fewer than typical	59	$45,814	15
Religious organizations	8	9.7	1.75×Too few to compare	18	$15,222	—
Insurance agencies and brokerages	7	8.5	1.94×Too few to compare	11	$56,182	11
Limited-service restaurants	7	8.5	1.06×Too few to compare	114	$19,614	4
Specialty trade contractors	7	8.5	0.55×Too few to compare	11	$45,909	87
Truck transportation	7	8.5	1.68×Too few to compare	63	$32,698	38
Banks and credit unions	6	7.3	2.26×Too few to compare	107	$58,916	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	5	6.1	1.21×Too few to compare	10	$49,800	18
Traveler accommodation	5	6.1	3.37×Too few to compare	33	$25,061	4
Accounting, tax preparation and payroll services	4	4.9	1.19×Too few to compare	10	$32,100	10

Rank places for an industry Open Harrison County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 8,225 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $69.89 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Bethany, Missouri: $0.02 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $69.89; −98% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0.02; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$69.89100%

Top recipients

STEELO CLEANING LLC$69.89100%

Spending by fiscal year

969.9FY2017
330.7FY2018
857.5FY2019
682.3FY2020
471.4FY2021
-56.9FY2022
60.2FY2023
746.6FY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$69.89100%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Bethany, Missouri, so they do not add up across cities.

Bethany, Missouri's figures are part of those of Harrison County, MO ($2,622 in FY2026), never added to them: 2.7% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Bethany is mostly in Harrison County.

See federal money in Harrison County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Bethany, Missouri is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Sam GravesR-MO-6 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 7.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Harrison County34100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Harrison County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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