Bel Aire vs Maize

A side-by-side comparison of Bel Aire and Maize: population, income, housing, and more.

Bel Aire and Maize are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bel Aire has the higher population (8,654 vs 5,990 in Maize). Bel Aire has the higher median household income ($93,182 vs $68,750 in Maize). Maize has the higher median home value ($280,500 vs $213,500 in Bel Aire).

Population, income & housing

	Bel Aire	Maize
Population	8,654	5,990
Median age	35.5 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$93,182	$68,750
Median home value	$213,500	$280,500
Median gross rent	$1,454	$1,340
Housing units	3,076	2,623
Homeownership rate	76.6%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	42.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bel Aire	Maize
Population	7,858 → 8,654 (+10.1%)	4,579 → 5,990 (+30.8%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $93,182 (+2.6%)	$65,481 → $68,750 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $213,500 (+32.6%)	$165,300 → $280,500 (+69.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,454 (+31.8%)	$855 → $1,340 (+56.7%)

Bel Aire

Population

7,8588,654

Median household income

$90,795$93,182

Median home value

$161,000$213,500

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,454

Maize

Population

4,5795,990

Median household income

$65,481$68,750

Median home value

$165,300$280,500

Median gross rent

$855$1,340

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bel Aire	Maize
Under 5	9.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	20.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	8.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	8.9%
75 and over	6.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bel Aire	Maize
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	85.8%
Black or African American	9.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bel Aire	Maize
No high school diploma	5.1%	0.9%
High school graduate	13.4%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bel Aire	Maize
Drove alone	78.1%	80.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	11.4%
Other means	0.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bel Aire	Maize
1-unit, detached	80.8%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	14.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	16.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bel Aire	Maize
Poverty rate	14.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.79	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1995	2011