COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bellflower vs Artesia
PLACE A
Bellflower, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Artesia, California
Bellflower is 98% smaller than Artesia. Artesia earns more, with a median household income $55,691 higher. Artesia has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -17%).
BELLFLOWERARTESIADIFFERENCE
Total population33715,789−98% vs Artesia
Population density6039,746−9,143
Population growth-17.3%-0.8%−16.5 pts
Median age41.540.7+0.8
Male59.7%48.6%+11.1 pts
Female40.3%51.4%−11.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%47.4%−46.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%13.1%+81.4 pts
Black0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%33.1%−31.9 pts
Asian0.0%43.2%−43.2 pts
Other4.2%5.4%−1.2 pts
Median household income$45,313$101,004−$55,691
Per capita income$18,950$34,301−$15,351
Poverty rate40.3%9.4%+30.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3230.388−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.4%32.4%−29.0 pts
Graduate degree0.6%7.9%−7.3 pts
Unemployment rate17.9%10.0%+7.9 pts
Labor force participation40.2%61.2%−21.0 pts
Median home value$61,700$776,600−$714,900
Median gross rent$907$2,219−$1,312
Owner-occupied61.2%49.5%+11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.3%4.5%+19.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%46.8%−6.8 pts
Average commute35.825.8+10.0
Worked from home4.9%13.2%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured15.1%8.7%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025