Arrowsmith vs Bellflower

A side-by-side comparison of Arrowsmith and Bellflower: population, income, housing, and more.

Arrowsmith and Bellflower are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bellflower has the higher population (410 vs 381 in Arrowsmith). Arrowsmith has the higher median household income ($85,592 vs $79,583 in Bellflower). Bellflower has the higher median home value ($117,600 vs $101,200 in Arrowsmith).

Population, income & housing

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
Population	381	410
Median age	34.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,592	$79,583
Median home value	$101,200	$117,600
Median gross rent	$1,042	$875
Housing units	139	156
Homeownership rate	85.3%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
Population	332 → 381 (+14.8%)	431 → 410 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $85,592 (+53.9%)	$55,250 → $79,583 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$90,500 → $101,200 (+11.8%)	$86,500 → $117,600 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,042 (-3.8%)	$783 → $875 (+11.7%)

Arrowsmith

Population

332381

Median household income

$55,625$85,592

Median home value

$90,500$101,200

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,042

Bellflower

Population

431410

Median household income

$55,250$79,583

Median home value

$86,500$117,600

Median gross rent

$783$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
Under 5	3.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	29.4%	22.7%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	6.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	14.7%	9.5%
75 and over	3.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	94.4%
Black or African American	11.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.4%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
No high school diploma	2.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	54.2%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
Drove alone	87.8%	81.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
1-unit, detached	79.1%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Arrowsmith	Bellflower
Poverty rate	40.3%	5.4%
Average household size	2.95	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1956	1955