Bellaire

Population: 17,116
Median household income: $236,311
Median home value: $978,300

Bellaire, a community in Harris County, Texas, has 17,116 residents. At $236,311, its median household income sits above Harris County's $73,104.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bellaire's population declined 9.0% from 18,815 to 17,116, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $842,700 to $978,300.

The median gross rent is $2,705. 81.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,116
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $236,311
Median home value: $978,300
Median gross rent: $2,705
Housing units: 6,690
Homeownership rate: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 81.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,81517,116

Median household income

$206,734$236,311

Median home value

$842,700$978,300

Median gross rent

$1,952$2,705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,815	$206,734	$842,700	$1,952
2020	18,862	$200,250	$829,400	$2,021
2021	17,262	$211,202	$857,900	$2,175
2022	17,163	$215,636	$958,300	$2,423
2023	17,116	$236,311	$978,300	$2,705

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	846	4.9%
5 to 17	3,545	20.7%
18 to 24	955	5.6%
25 to 34	1,005	5.9%
35 to 44	2,182	12.7%
45 to 54	2,453	14.3%
55 to 64	2,847	16.6%
65 to 74	1,828	10.7%
75 and over	1,455	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,761	62.9%
Black or African American	109	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	3,485	20.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	92	0.5%
Two or more races	783	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,880	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate4.5%

Some college or associate's12.3%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree47.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	1.5%
High school graduate	533	4.5%
Some college or associate's	1,447	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,041	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,575	47.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,847	72.1%
Carpooled	415	5.1%
Public transit	41	0.5%
Walked	57	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,659	20.4%
Other means	94	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,198	18.6%
15 to 29 min	3,371	52.2%
30 to 44 min	1,446	22.4%
45 to 59 min	345	5.3%
60+ min	94	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 2.6% (444 of 17,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,041	81.5%
Nonfamily households	1,142	18.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,183	92.4%
Vacant	507	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,435	87.9%
Renter-occupied	748	12.1%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,019	90.0%
1-unit, attached	455	6.8%
2 to 4 units	25	0.4%
5 to 19 units	88	1.3%
20 or more units	103	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4807300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.7040, -95.4609