CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bellmore

New York · 16,438 residents · 2.36 sq mi

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Bellmore is a city of 16,438 people in New York. That is roughly 77% ahead of the New York median. Median home value sits at $208,400. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. The median household earns $58,203, about 93% above the national median. Median rent is $838 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,438

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 16,441 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.36 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,002)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(899)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,020)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(1,048)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,203)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(2,636)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(2,640)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(2,214)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(1,928)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,176)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(488)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(184)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$58,203

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,976 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,149

−28%vs 2000

vs $32,034 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$208,400

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $242,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$838

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,063 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

11.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(15,389)

Black0.4%(69)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(515)

Asian2%(329)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(16,155)

Black0.3%(45)

Hispanic / Latino2%(334)

Asian1%(171)

Other0.4%(67)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.6%(574)

South American1.9%(311)

Dominican1.1%(169)

Cuban0.8%(135)

Argentine0.5%(79)

Chilean0.4%(61)

Ecuadorian0.4%(57)

Peruvian0.3%(45)

Colombian0.3%(43)

Central American0.2%(38)

Paraguayan0.2%(26)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(16)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(187)

Chinese1.1%(168)

Filipino0.8%(124)

Vietnamese0.1%(20)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(24)

Ancestry

Italian28.9%(4,605)

Irish21.4%(3,414)

German13.2%(2,112)

Russian7.3%(1,170)

Polish4.9%(788)

American2.6%(408)

Greek1.8%(287)

Arab1.4%(220)

English1.4%(219)

Hungarian1.2%(191)

Swedish1%(158)

Romanian0.9%(147)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian0.7%(114)

Austrian0.7%(107)

Ukrainian0.6%(94)

West Indian0.5%(76)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(63)

Czech0.3%(47)

Canadian0.3%(41)

Israeli0.3%(40)

French0.2%(35)

Norwegian0.2%(33)

Syrian0.2%(30)

Turkish0.2%(30)

Scottish0.2%(28)

Croatian0.1%(23)

British0.1%(22)

Latvian0.1%(22)

Lithuanian0.1%(19)

Australian0.1%(17)

Haitian0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Dutch0.1%(9)

Macedonian0.1%(9)

Bulgarian0.1%(8)

Moroccan0%(3)

Danish0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Russian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.7%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.6%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.8%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.9 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 26.6 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 married30.3%(1,933)

Married63.6%(4,064)

Widowed3.6%(233)

Divorced2.5%(158)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(2,025)

Married54.9%(3,758)

Widowed6.3%(429)

Divorced9.2%(628)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 3.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 81.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.0%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 89.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% 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)40.9%(161)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.4%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.4%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 394 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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