With 76,819 people, Bellflower is a city in California. 39% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $705,700. The foreign-born share is 31%. There are 12,558 people per square mile. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,722, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bellflower
What changed most since 1990
White share59.9% → 13.9%(−46.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share23.3% → 60.4%(+37.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.0% → 21.6%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.8%(409)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(304)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.6%(353)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,327 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bellflower, decade by decade
Bellflower population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
61,815
$78,509
$467,053
12.0%
71.7
2000
72,878
$71,704
$314,418
12.9%
86.5
2010
76,616
$72,741
$609,091
17.7%
82.0
2020
79,190
$77,386
$585,536
17.7%
77.7
2024
76,819
$78,722
$705,700
21.6%
73.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
