With 17,206 people, Bellaire is a city in Texas. That is roughly 211% ahead of the Texas median. Households take in $244,015 a year at the median, 197% more than the country as a whole. 83% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,037,500. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $244,015, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
83% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 143%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bellaire
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$254,887 → $1,037,500(+307%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$110,144 → $244,015(+122%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree48.9% → 83.5%(+34.6 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)14.7%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(53)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(89)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.5%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 278 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
Bellaire, decade by decade
Bellaire 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
13,842
$110,144
$254,887
48.9%
23.6
2000
15,642
$163,539
$427,360
66.6%
36.8
2010
16,855
$216,532
$748,345
75.5%
55.4
2020
17,202
$242,711
$1,005,265
79.7%
72.6
2024
17,206
$244,015
$1,037,500
83.5%
72.3
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.
