CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bel Aire

Kansas · 3,695 residents · 6.76 sq mi

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Bel Aire is home to 3,695 people in Kansas. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 71% more than in Kansas as a whole. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. There are 2,141 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $46,557 a year at the median, 55% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

46% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,695

−37%vs 2000

vs 5,836 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(347)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(305)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(230)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(228)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(673)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(554)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(492)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(265)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(167)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(82)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,557

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,937 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,778

−32%vs 2000

vs $23,202 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,100

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$445

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $505 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.3%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.4% in 2000

13.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84%(4,905)

Black7.2%(423)

Hispanic / Latino3%(176)

Asian3.7%(214)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.7%(3,353)

Black8.1%(301)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(105)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0.9%(32)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.8%(1,067)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.5%(136)

Bangladeshi1.1%(101)

Chinese0.8%(75)

Korean0.3%(24)

Burmese0.1%(13)

Nepalese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German23.2%(2,096)

English15.3%(1,381)

Irish5.7%(518)

French3%(275)

Scotch-Irish3%(272)

Scottish2.9%(260)

Italian2.6%(239)

American2.6%(231)

Welsh2.2%(195)

Swedish1.6%(142)

Russian1.3%(119)

Arab1.2%(108)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss1.1%(99)

Czech0.9%(81)

French Canadian0.9%(81)

Norwegian0.8%(70)

Hungarian0.7%(61)

Dutch0.5%(41)

Iraqi0.4%(35)

West Indian0.4%(33)

Haitian0.4%(33)

Greek0.3%(30)

Polish0.3%(27)

Slovak0.3%(23)

Austrian0.2%(22)

Slovene0.2%(21)

Finnish0.2%(20)

Belgian0.2%(16)

Portuguese0.2%(15)

Palestinian0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Lithuanian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.1%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+72%vs 2000

vs 9.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.3%(1,020)

Married63.3%(2,060)

Widowed1%(33)

Divorced4.4%(143)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(1,200)

Married51.2%(1,946)

Widowed5.4%(207)

Divorced11.8%(449)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 82.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)26.7%(117)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.5%(112)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.2%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 439 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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