Bel Aire vs Mulvane

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

Bel Aire and Mulvane 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 5,829 in Mulvane). Bel Aire has the higher median household income ($93,182 vs $70,224 in Mulvane). Bel Aire has the higher median home value ($213,500 vs $168,900 in Mulvane).

Population, income & housing

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
Population	8,654	5,829
Median age	35.5 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$93,182	$70,224
Median home value	$213,500	$168,900
Median gross rent	$1,454	$1,156
Housing units	3,076	2,546
Homeownership rate	76.6%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
Population	7,858 → 8,654 (+10.1%)	6,045 → 5,829 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $93,182 (+2.6%)	$69,042 → $70,224 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $213,500 (+32.6%)	$129,100 → $168,900 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,454 (+31.8%)	$630 → $1,156 (+83.5%)

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

Mulvane

Population

6,0455,829

Median household income

$69,042$70,224

Median home value

$129,100$168,900

Median gross rent

$630$1,156

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
Under 5	9.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.4%	23.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	16.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.3%
75 and over	6.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	92.0%
Black or African American	9.1%	0.4%
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%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
No high school diploma	5.1%	2.9%
High school graduate	13.4%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
Drove alone	78.1%	88.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	6.6%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
1-unit, detached	80.8%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Bel Aire	Mulvane
Poverty rate	14.3%	16.4%
Average household size	2.79	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1995	1981