Bellefontaine Neighbors vs Bridgeton

A side-by-side comparison of Bellefontaine Neighbors and Bridgeton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellefontaine Neighbors and Bridgeton are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgeton has the higher population (11,372 vs 10,562 in Bellefontaine Neighbors). Bridgeton has the higher median household income ($73,320 vs $48,354 in Bellefontaine Neighbors). Bridgeton has the higher median home value ($234,100 vs $92,500 in Bellefontaine Neighbors).

Population, income & housing

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
Population	10,562	11,372
Median age	44.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,354	$73,320
Median home value	$92,500	$234,100
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,124
Housing units	4,992	5,008
Homeownership rate	57.4%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
Population	10,517 → 10,562 (+0.4%)	11,606 → 11,372 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$46,163 → $48,354 (+4.7%)	$59,940 → $73,320 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $92,500 (+45.9%)	$168,700 → $234,100 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,014 → $1,086 (+7.1%)	$991 → $1,124 (+13.4%)

Bellefontaine Neighbors

Population

10,51710,562

Median household income

$46,163$48,354

Median home value

$63,400$92,500

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,086

Bridgeton

Population

11,60611,372

Median household income

$59,940$73,320

Median home value

$168,700$234,100

Median gross rent

$991$1,124

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
Under 5	7.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	16.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	14.7%	11.6%
75 and over	8.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
White (non-Hispanic)	14.0%	58.6%
Black or African American	82.4%	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
No high school diploma	9.9%	9.6%
High school graduate	35.0%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
Drove alone	65.3%	82.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	3.2%
Public transit	4.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.1%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
1-unit, detached	89.5%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	29.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.1%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Bellefontaine Neighbors	Bridgeton
Poverty rate	22.4%	12.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1958	1976