Bella Vista

Population: 30,935
Median household income: $85,932
Median home value: $262,400

Bella Vista, a community in Benton County, Arkansas, has 30,935 residents. Its median household income of $85,932 runs below the Benton County figure of $89,879.

From 2019 to 2023, Bella Vista's population grew 8.4% from 28,539 to 30,935, while its median home value rose 56.2% from $168,000 to $262,400.

90.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,935
Median age: 51.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,932
Median home value: $262,400
Median gross rent: $1,316
Housing units: 14,209
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,53930,935

Median household income

$67,550$85,932

Median home value

$168,000$262,400

Median gross rent

$942$1,316

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,539	$67,550	$168,000	$942
2020	28,819	$71,258	$173,300	$959
2021	29,818	$74,972	$190,700	$1,032
2022	30,297	$83,989	$233,800	$1,119
2023	30,935	$85,932	$262,400	$1,316

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7417.9%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,133	3.7%
5 to 17	4,427	14.3%
18 to 24	1,476	4.8%
25 to 34	2,694	8.7%
35 to 44	3,930	12.7%
45 to 54	3,206	10.4%
55 to 64	4,205	13.6%
65 to 74	5,542	17.9%
75 and over	4,322	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,926	83.8%
Black or African American	44	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	173	0.6%
Asian	314	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.1%
Two or more races	2,560	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,872	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	922	3.9%
High school graduate	6,001	25.1%
Some college or associate's	7,944	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,224	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,808	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,417	72.4%
Carpooled	1,105	8.5%
Public transit	30	0.2%
Walked	40	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,293	17.6%
Other means	118	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,331	12.4%
15 to 29 min	5,608	52.4%
30 to 44 min	2,568	24.0%
45 to 59 min	832	7.8%
60+ min	371	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 3.5% (1,069 of 30,777)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,377	72.7%
Nonfamily households	3,517	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,894	90.7%
Vacant	1,315	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,377	88.2%
Renter-occupied	1,517	11.8%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,912	90.9%
1-unit, attached	654	4.6%
2 to 4 units	251	1.8%
5 to 19 units	107	0.8%
20 or more units	141	1.0%
Mobile home & other	144	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0504840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 1.57 sq mi
Center point: 36.4666, -94.2663