Bellefontaine Neighbors

Population: 10,562
Median household income: $48,354
Median home value: $92,500

Located in St. Louis County, Missouri, Bellefontaine Neighbors is a community with a population of 10,562. At $48,354, its median household income sits below St. Louis County's $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, Bellefontaine Neighbors's population held roughly steady from 10,517 to 10,562, while its median home value rose 45.9% from $63,400 to $92,500.

Owners occupy 57.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,562
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,354
Median home value: $92,500
Median gross rent: $1,086
Housing units: 4,992
Homeownership rate: 57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,517	$46,163	$63,400	$1,014
2020	10,441	$41,815	$62,900	$991
2021	10,702	$42,714	$68,200	$949
2022	10,637	$46,115	$79,700	$1,017
2023	10,562	$48,354	$92,500	$1,086

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	779	7.4%
5 to 17	1,844	17.5%
18 to 24	715	6.8%
25 to 34	1,094	10.4%
35 to 44	1,082	10.2%
45 to 54	1,328	12.6%
55 to 64	1,314	12.4%
65 to 74	1,557	14.7%
75 and over	849	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,483	14.0%
Black or African American	8,699	82.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	329	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	712	9.9%
High school graduate	2,531	35.0%
Some college or associate's	2,636	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	725	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	620	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone65.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit4.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,331	65.3%
Carpooled	339	9.5%
Public transit	146	4.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	754	21.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	567	20.1%
15 to 29 min	1,152	40.9%
30 to 44 min	731	26.0%
45 to 59 min	222	7.9%
60+ min	144	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 22.4% (2,296 of 10,264)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,641	60.4%
Nonfamily households	1,732	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,373	87.6%
Vacant	619	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,509	57.4%
Renter-occupied	1,864	42.6%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,467	89.5%
1-unit, attached	171	3.4%
2 to 4 units	254	5.1%
5 to 19 units	35	0.7%
20 or more units	6	0.1%
Mobile home & other	59	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2904222
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7528, -90.2280