CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Belle

West Virginia · 1,421 residents · 0.69 sq mi

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With 1,421 people, Belle is a city in West Virginia. At a median age of 40.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $50,300. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $305 a month at the median. The median household earns $22,472, about 25% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

1,421

+13%vs 2000

vs 1,259 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 42.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(90)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(78)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(92)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(61)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(193)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(229)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(160)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(131)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.9%(183)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(114)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,472

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,118 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,714

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,636 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(1,199)

Black0.9%(11)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(16)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(1,413)

Black0.4%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(11)

Ancestry

English19.1%(307)

German12.5%(201)

Irish9.4%(152)

American9.2%(149)

Scottish5.3%(86)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(41)

French2.4%(38)

Polish1.9%(30)

Italian0.7%(12)

British0.6%(10)

Slovak0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.6%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

−13%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married28.4%(201)

Married56.6%(400)

Widowed4%(28)

Divorced11%(78)

Women 15+

Never married17.2%(98)

Married61.9%(352)

Widowed5.8%(33)

Divorced15.1%(86)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−7.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.8%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.6%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)52.2%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(81)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 178 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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