Bellevue vs Wakeman

A side-by-side comparison of Bellevue and Wakeman: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellevue and Wakeman are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bellevue has the higher population (8,201 vs 1,100 in Wakeman). Wakeman has the higher median household income ($70,393 vs $57,534 in Bellevue). Wakeman has the higher median home value ($169,300 vs $130,100 in Bellevue).

Population, income & housing

	Bellevue	Wakeman
Population	8,201	1,100
Median age	39.1 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,534	$70,393
Median home value	$130,100	$169,300
Median gross rent	$733	$776
Housing units	3,750	423
Homeownership rate	66.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellevue	Wakeman
Population	7,937 → 8,201 (+3.3%)	1,060 → 1,100 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$54,464 → $57,534 (+5.6%)	$51,369 → $70,393 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$99,600 → $130,100 (+30.6%)	$126,000 → $169,300 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $733 (+4.6%)	$676 → $776 (+14.8%)

Bellevue

Population

7,9378,201

Median household income

$54,464$57,534

Median home value

$99,600$130,100

Median gross rent

$701$733

Wakeman

Population

1,0601,100

Median household income

$51,369$70,393

Median home value

$126,000$169,300

Median gross rent

$676$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellevue	Wakeman
Under 5	5.4%	13.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	23.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.3%	16.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.5%
75 and over	7.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellevue	Wakeman
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellevue	Wakeman
No high school diploma	9.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	43.4%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellevue	Wakeman
Drove alone	83.1%	88.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	4.8%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellevue	Wakeman
1-unit, detached	65.4%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	3.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Bellevue	Wakeman
Poverty rate	14.9%	8.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1961	1961