Bellefontaine vs Russells Point

A side-by-side comparison of Bellefontaine and Russells Point: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bellefontaine has the higher population (14,051 vs 1,249 in Russells Point). Bellefontaine has the higher median household income ($60,296 vs $40,938 in Russells Point). Bellefontaine has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $122,200 in Russells Point).

Population, income & housing

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
Population	14,051	1,249
Median age	36.1 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,296	$40,938
Median home value	$163,500	$122,200
Median gross rent	$836	$649
Housing units	6,931	1,046
Homeownership rate	59.0%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
Population	13,574 → 14,051 (+3.5%)	1,196 → 1,249 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$49,237 → $60,296 (+22.5%)	$29,659 → $40,938 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $163,500 (+64.7%)	$88,400 → $122,200 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $836 (+14.8%)	$600 → $649 (+8.2%)

Bellefontaine

Population

13,57414,051

Median household income

$49,237$60,296

Median home value

$99,300$163,500

Median gross rent

$728$836

Russells Point

Population

1,1961,249

Median household income

$29,659$40,938

Median home value

$88,400$122,200

Median gross rent

$600$649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
Under 5	7.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	4.7%
25 to 34	16.3%	9.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	9.0%
45 to 54	7.9%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	18.3%
75 and over	5.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	88.2%
Black or African American	4.2%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
No high school diploma	8.9%	15.3%
High school graduate	46.2%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
Drove alone	75.1%	87.1%
Carpooled	16.2%	6.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	1.8%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
1-unit, detached	60.4%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	20.3%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	15.8%
20 or more units	3.6%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellefontaine	Russells Point
Poverty rate	17.4%	29.2%
Average household size	2.19	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1966	1976