Belleair vs Madeira Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Belleair and Madeira Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Belleair and Madeira Beach are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belleair has the higher population (4,350 vs 3,937 in Madeira Beach). Belleair has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $79,798 in Madeira Beach). Madeira Beach has the higher median home value ($696,400 vs $642,600 in Belleair).

Population, income & housing

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
Population	4,350	3,937
Median age	58.7 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	$117,500	$79,798
Median home value	$642,600	$696,400
Median gross rent	$2,066	$2,080
Housing units	2,308	3,920
Homeownership rate	92.3%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.0%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
Population	4,146 → 4,350 (+4.9%)	4,300 → 3,937 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$96,250 → $117,500 (+22.1%)	$65,118 → $79,798 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$407,100 → $642,600 (+57.8%)	$431,800 → $696,400 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,717 → $2,066 (+20.3%)	$1,010 → $2,080 (+105.9%)

Belleair

Population

4,1464,350

Median household income

$96,250$117,500

Median home value

$407,100$642,600

Median gross rent

$1,717$2,066

Madeira Beach

Population

4,3003,937

Median household income

$65,118$79,798

Median home value

$431,800$696,400

Median gross rent

$1,010$2,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
Under 5	4.9%	1.9%
5 to 17	8.6%	3.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	4.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	33.9%
65 to 74	19.0%	17.5%
75 and over	19.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	79.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
No high school diploma	0.7%	4.8%
High school graduate	18.5%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
Drove alone	73.2%	62.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
1-unit, detached	61.6%	37.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	16.0%
20 or more units	24.3%	30.3%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Belleair	Madeira Beach
Poverty rate	5.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	20	43
Median year structure built	1975	1974