Bellwood

Population: 1,586
Median household income: $55,750
Median home value: $138,200

Bellwood, a community in Blair County, Pennsylvania, has 1,586 residents. At $55,750, its median household income sits below Blair County's $60,594.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bellwood's population declined 2.0% from 1,618 to 1,586, while its median home value rose 13.9% from $121,300 to $138,200.

24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,586
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,750
Median home value: $138,200
Median gross rent: $973
Housing units: 790
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6181,586

Median household income

$51,964$55,750

Median home value

$121,300$138,200

Median gross rent

$760$973

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,618	$51,964	$121,300	$760
2020	1,578	$44,830	$126,200	$819
2021	1,600	$52,813	$129,100	$890
2022	1,681	$50,250	$136,600	$945
2023	1,586	$55,750	$138,200	$973

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	5.2%
5 to 17	264	16.6%
18 to 24	109	6.9%
25 to 34	195	12.3%
35 to 44	256	16.1%
45 to 54	215	13.6%
55 to 64	224	14.1%
65 to 74	150	9.5%
75 and over	90	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,505	94.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	38	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate49.2%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	4.2%
High school graduate	556	49.2%
Some college or associate's	251	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	212	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	64	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	696	82.0%
Carpooled	69	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	6.4%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	315	39.6%
15 to 29 min	328	41.3%
30 to 44 min	90	11.3%
45 to 59 min	41	5.2%
60+ min	21	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 16.5% (261 of 1,586)

	Count	Share
Family households	412	60.2%
Nonfamily households	272	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	684	86.6%
Vacant	106	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	505	73.8%
Renter-occupied	179	26.2%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	665	84.2%
1-unit, attached	19	2.4%
2 to 4 units	75	9.5%
5 to 19 units	22	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4205384
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6007, -78.3333