Bethany, Missouri Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

zip coderadio stationscrime rateweather forecastarea code

Back to Bethany, MO housing info , Harrison County , Missouri , MO smaller cities , MO small cities , All Cities .

 
Current weather forecast for Bethany, MO

Population (year 2000): 3,087. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,082 (-0.2% change)
 
Males: 1,375   (44.5%)
Females: 1,712   (55.5%)

Harrison County

Median resident age:   44.9 years
Missouri median age:   36.1 years

Zip codes: 64424 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,700 (it was $28,050 in 2000)
Bethany   $29,700
Missouri:   $41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,500 (it was $60,600 in 2000)
Bethany   $73,500
Missouri:   $123,100

Bethany, MO residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
RE/MAX CONNECTIONS

Races in Bethany:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)


Latest news from Bethany, MO collected exclusively by usaelectionpolls.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (16.2%), German (15.5%), English (14.8%), Irish (6.7%), Scottish (2.6%), French (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1860

Land area: 4.43 square miles.

Population density: 694 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Bethany

For population 25 years and over in Bethany

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethany city

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 15.3%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

31 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.0%
Missouri:   2.7%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Bethany, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bethany to the number of sex offenders is 384 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bethany:   0.8% ($510)
Missouri:   0.9% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Joseph, MO (65.4 miles , pop. 73,990).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (89.8 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (450.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ridgeway, MO (10.2 miles ), New Hampton, MO (11.0 miles ), Coffey, MO (11.3 miles) , Gilman City, MO (14.0 miles ), Eagleville, MO (14.4 miles ), Pattonsburg, MO (15.9 miles ), Blythedale, MO (16.2 miles ), McFall, MO (16.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,900
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,800
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $96,500
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $110,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $122,500
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $141,400
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $143,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 40.27 N, Longitude: 94.03 W


People in group quarters in Bethany
  • 184 people in nursing homes
  • 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 660

Bethany, Missouri business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+1.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (28%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



 

Crime in Bethany by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.6 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.4
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 8 16 5 16 10
    per 100,000 255.7 519.6 161.7 522.0 324.5
Burglaries 13 31 14 16 19
    per 100,000 415.5 1006.8 452.8 522.0 616.5
Thefts 44 56 32 49 59
    per 100,000 1406.2 1818.8 1034.9 1598.7 1914.3
Auto thefts 4 4 3 7 0
    per 100,000 127.8 129.9 97.0 228.4 0.0
Arson 0 0 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.6 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 146.7 257.6 113.2 288.4 210.6

(click on a table row to update graph)
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.95
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bethany, Missouri

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bethany-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the Bethany city center killed 3 people and injured 6 people and caused $300,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1984, a category 4 tornado 10.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospital/medical center in Bethany:
  • HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX 428 2600 MILLER STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bethany:
  • GENTRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ALBANY, MO)
  • WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; TRENTON, MO)
  • RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethany:
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 70 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 82 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 88 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethany:
  • BETHANY MEMORIAL (about 3 miles; BETHANY, MO; ID: 75K)
  • ALBANY MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; ALBANY, MO; ID: K19)
  • LAMONI MUNI (about 26 miles; LAMONI, IA; ID: LWD)

College/University in Bethany:
  • NORTH CENTRAL AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 4; Location: 1401 DAILY RD; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethany:
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 26 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 92 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 93 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
Public high schools in Bethany:
  • SOUTH HARRISON HIGH (Students: 393; Location: 3400 BULLDOG AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
  • NORTH CENTRAL CAREER CTR. (Location: 1401 DAILY RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bethany:
  • SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. (Students: 369; Location: 2213 BEEKMAN; Grades: KG - 06)
  • SOUTH HARRISON KINDERGARTEN (Students: 59; Location: 905 S 24TH ST; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Bethany:
  • BETHANY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,071; Location: 3105 MILLER STREET; 32,765 books; 661 audio materials; 732 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Big Creek (A) , West Fork Big Creek (B) , Buck Branch (C) .

Tourist attractions: Bethany Tourism Center (3808 Miller Street), Hickory Hill Arena (Tours & Charters; 27775 East 220th Avenue).

Hotels: Family Budget Inn (4014 Miller Street), Best Western Bethany Inn (496 South 39th Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bethany and their reported violations in the past:

BETHANY (Population served: 3160, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-23-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-23-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-03-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-03-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from OCT-31-2005 to OCT-31-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-17-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-03-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from OCT-31-2005 to OCT-31-2005)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from OCT-31-2005 to OCT-31-2005)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:   2.1 people
Missouri:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   60.8%
Whole state:   67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   5.8%
Whole state:   5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   13.0%
Whole state:   11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   4.4%
Whole state:   5.1%

Bethany compared to Missouri state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Bethany (2007 data):
  • BTC Bank: Btc Bank at 101 North 15th Street, branch established on 1919-09-19; Bethany Branch at 3606 Miller Street, branch established on 2005-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $167.0 mil, Deposits: $136.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Bethany Bankshares, Inc.
  • Great Western Bank: Bethany Branch at 301 South 25th Street, branch established on 1894-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-26: Bank assets: $1,387.6 mil, Deposits: $1,100.3 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: Great Western Bancorporation, Inc.
  • Bank Northwest: Bethany Branch at 2804 Miller, branch established on 1925-04-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $80.2 mil, Deposits: $69.2 mil, headquarters in Hamilton, MO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Caldwell County Bancshares, Inc.
  • Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, National Association: Bethany Branch at 1617 Main Street, branch established on 1906-02-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $257.6 mil, Deposits: $220.4 mil, headquarters in Unionville, MO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Missouri Bancshares, Inc.
  • The First National Bank of Cainesville: Bethany Branch at 501 N. 25th Street, branch established on 2003-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $14.9 mil, Deposits: $12.3 mil, headquarters in Cainsville, MO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Harrison County Missouri:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 4 $7,176 $21,528 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 2 $3,407 $20,442 5 $726
Firefighters 1 $2,212 $26,544 15 $950
Water Supply 4 $8,249 $24,747 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 6 $13,826 $27,652 0 $0
Other Government Administration 2 $7,129 $42,774 0 $0
Electric Power 3 $6,376 $25,504 0 $0
Gas Supply 4 $8,690 $26,070 0 $0
Local Libraries 0 $0   3 $961
Other and Unallocable 5 $9,768 $23,443 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $616
Streets and Highways 7 $13,835 $23,717 0 $0
Financial Administration 1 $2,112 $25,344 0 $0
Totals for Government 39 $82,781 $25,471 24 $3,253



5.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.56%
Missouri average:   7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gentry County, MO  0.44% ($17,714 average AGI)
from Nodaway County, MO  0.32% ($41,900)


6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.51%
Missouri average:   7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clay County, MO  0.50% ($36,625 average AGI)
to Buchanan County, MO  0.44% ($23,643)
to Gentry County, MO  0.35% ($29,455)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bethany:
  • KAAN (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BETHANY, MO; Owner: KAAN, INC)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bethany:
  • KAAN-FM (95.5 FM; BETHANY, MO; Owner: KAAN, INC)
  • KKWK (100.1 FM; CAMERON, MO; Owner: KAAN, INC.)


Back to Bethany, MO housing info , Harrison County , Missouri , MO smaller cities , MO small cities , All Cities .