MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Bellefontaine Micro

Bellefontaine, OH · 1 counties · 42,310 residents · 459 sq mi

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Bellefontaine is home to 42,310 people. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $52,400. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 3,695 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $26,857 at the median, 11% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,310

−8%vs 2000

vs 46,005 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

92 / sq mi

−8%vs 2000

vs 100 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

459 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202446K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(3,135)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(3,124)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(3,457)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(3,187)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,627)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(6,552)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(6,193)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(3,995)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(3,936)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(3,586)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,971)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(547)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,857

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,479 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,741

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,984 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,400

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$339

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $489 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(44,047)

Black1.7%(778)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(332)

Asian0.4%(181)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(41,135)

Black2%(831)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(69)

Asian0.6%(238)

Other0.3%(106)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(647)

Puerto Rican0.3%(143)

Spaniard0.3%(121)

South American0.2%(110)

Peruvian0.1%(69)

Venezuelan0.1%(29)

Central American0%(13)

Costa Rican0%(13)

Colombian0%(12)

Cuban0%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(153)

Asian Indian0.1%(58)

Korean0%(18)

Chinese0%(15)

Thai0%(15)

Burmese0%(4)

Japanese0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.2%(79)

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German23.6%(10,862)

English13.9%(6,427)

Irish12.7%(5,855)

American9.6%(4,403)

Scottish3.1%(1,441)

Italian3%(1,396)

French1.8%(825)

Dutch1.5%(698)

Welsh1.3%(604)

Polish1.1%(489)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(296)

Swiss0.5%(226)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(222)

French Canadian0.5%(220)

Hungarian0.4%(172)

Swedish0.4%(170)

Russian0.2%(104)

Subsaharan African0.2%(82)

Romanian0.2%(78)

Greek0.1%(59)

Norwegian0.1%(55)

Belgian0.1%(54)

Arab0.1%(50)

Ghanaian0.1%(48)

Canadian0.1%(46)

Lithuanian0.1%(45)

Slovak0.1%(38)

Moroccan0.1%(30)

Slovene0.1%(29)

Austrian0.1%(28)

Lebanese0%(20)

Portuguese0%(19)

Brazilian0%(15)

Turkish0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Danish0%(10)

Armenian0%(8)

Finnish0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married29.4%(5,560)

Married56.1%(10,589)

Widowed2.9%(546)

Divorced11.6%(2,192)

Women 15+

Never married22.6%(4,228)

Married54.8%(10,235)

Widowed9.2%(1,724)

Divorced13.3%(2,492)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)18.9%(523)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(576)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(977)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(99)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,769 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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