racial makeup of the town was 96.20% White, 2.72% African American and 1.09% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54%. Of the 78 households 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.4% of households were one person and 12.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.82. The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median household income was $34,107 and the median family income was $58,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,254. About 3.6% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those sixty five or over. Education Bethel's school district is the Laurel School District. Laurel High School is the local high school. Transportation The main modern transportation mode in Bethel is by road. However, no state highways serve the town directly. The closest state highway is Delaware Route 24, which is linked to Bethel by Shell Bridge Road. References Towns in Sussex County, Delaware Towns in Delaware Salisbury metropolitan area