Bellwood is home to 7,907 people in Virginia. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 49% less than in Virginia as a whole. The median age is 33.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 1,933 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,781, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bellwood
What changed most since 1990
White share78.1% → 32.3%(−45.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.0% → 30.0%(+28.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants54.7% → 43.9%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Bellwood's population equals 2.1% of Chesterfield County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.9% of the county's.
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)47%(223)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(76)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.3%(68)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 474 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
Bellwood, decade by decade
Bellwood 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
6,178
$50,286
$132,484
7.1%
44.8
2000
5,974
$62,725
$126,241
7.3%
63.0
2010
6,352
$55,421
$198,379
7.6%
80.4
2020
7,678
$56,857
$172,231
13.3%
88.0
2024
7,907
$47,781
$225,300
14.0%
90.1
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.
