Bel Aire

Population: 8,654
Median household income: $93,182
Median home value: $213,500

Located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, Bel Aire is a community with a population of 8,654. At $93,182, its median household income sits above Sedgwick County's $67,675.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bel Aire's population grew 10.1% from 7,858 to 8,654, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $161,000 to $213,500.

80.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,654
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $93,182
Median home value: $213,500
Median gross rent: $1,454
Housing units: 3,076
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,858	$90,795	$161,000	$1,103
2020	8,082	$84,605	$160,800	$1,279
2021	8,148	$90,957	$168,400	$1,326
2022	8,341	$91,979	$188,000	$1,418
2023	8,654	$93,182	$213,500	$1,454

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	814	9.4%
5 to 17	1,505	17.4%
18 to 24	860	9.9%
25 to 34	1,090	12.6%
35 to 44	1,098	12.7%
45 to 54	889	10.3%
55 to 64	1,136	13.1%
65 to 74	684	7.9%
75 and over	578	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,903	68.2%
Black or African American	789	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	557	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.3%
Two or more races	239	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,142	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate13.4%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	279	5.1%
High school graduate	732	13.4%
Some college or associate's	1,846	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,650	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	968	17.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,418	78.1%
Carpooled	362	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	562	12.8%
Other means	9	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,036	27.2%
15 to 29 min	2,054	53.9%
30 to 44 min	453	11.9%
45 to 59 min	171	4.5%
60+ min	99	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 14.3% (1,222 of 8,562)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,346	76.3%
Nonfamily households	730	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,076	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,356	76.6%
Renter-occupied	720	23.4%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,484	80.8%
1-unit, attached	232	7.5%
2 to 4 units	113	3.7%
5 to 19 units	155	5.0%
20 or more units	92	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2005337
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.7759, -97.2466