Bellefonte is a city of 1,388 people in Delaware. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. There are 7,842 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 4%. 96% were living in the same home a year earlier. At a median age of 42.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $90,694, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bellefonte
What changed most since 1990
Black share0.5% → 15.6%(+15.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants80.6% → 68.7%(−11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$234,967 → $289,500(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
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)10.3%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.4%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era3.4%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 29 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
Bellefonte, decade by decade
Bellefonte 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
1,243
$83,702
$234,967
22.3%
5.4
2000
1,249
$89,682
$206,394
25.9%
11.2
2010
1,193
$79,892
$312,745
23.4%
25.4
2020
1,225
$94,741
$274,406
40.1%
37.0
2024
1,388
$90,694
$289,500
34.0%
51.0
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.
