Bellefontaine vs West Mansfield

A side-by-side comparison of Bellefontaine and West Mansfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellefontaine and West Mansfield 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 904 in West Mansfield). West Mansfield has the higher median household income ($74,821 vs $60,296 in Bellefontaine). Bellefontaine has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $156,800 in West Mansfield).

Population, income & housing

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
Population	14,051	904
Median age	36.1 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,296	$74,821
Median home value	$163,500	$156,800
Median gross rent	$836	$1,094
Housing units	6,931	396
Homeownership rate	59.0%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
Population	13,574 → 14,051 (+3.5%)	697 → 904 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$49,237 → $60,296 (+22.5%)	$54,450 → $74,821 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $163,500 (+64.7%)	$95,000 → $156,800 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $836 (+14.8%)	$698 → $1,094 (+56.7%)

Bellefontaine

Population

13,57414,051

Median household income

$49,237$60,296

Median home value

$99,300$163,500

Median gross rent

$728$836

West Mansfield

Population

697904

Median household income

$54,450$74,821

Median home value

$95,000$156,800

Median gross rent

$698$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
Under 5	7.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	20.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	5.4%
75 and over	5.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	82.1%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
No high school diploma	8.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	46.2%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
Drove alone	75.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	16.2%	12.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	5.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
1-unit, detached	60.4%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	20.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellefontaine	West Mansfield
Poverty rate	17.4%	5.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1966	1938