Belle

Population: 1,537
Median household income: $74,200
Median home value: $103,000

Located in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Belle is a community with a population of 1,537. Its median household income of $74,200 runs above the Kanawha County figure of $58,887.

From 2019 to 2023, Belle's population grew 32.2% from 1,163 to 1,537, while its median home value fell 8.3% from $112,300 to $103,000.

Households average 2.48 people. The median gross rent is $896.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,537
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,200
Median home value: $103,000
Median gross rent: $896
Housing units: 769
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1631,537

Median household income

$47,614$74,200

Median home value

$112,300$103,000

Median gross rent

$774$896

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,163	$47,614	$112,300	$774
2020	1,370	$50,972	$97,700	$781
2021	1,350	$44,732	$90,400	$786
2022	1,445	$59,167	$108,700	$891
2023	1,537	$74,200	$103,000	$896

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	1.2%
5 to 17	333	21.7%
18 to 24	140	9.1%
25 to 34	233	15.2%
35 to 44	214	13.9%
45 to 54	149	9.7%
55 to 64	165	10.7%
65 to 74	138	9.0%
75 and over	146	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,471	95.7%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
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	50	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	4.5%
High school graduate	451	43.2%
Some college or associate's	376	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	82	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	89	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	488	82.0%
Carpooled	13	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	68	11.4%
Other means	10	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	133	25.2%
15 to 29 min	333	63.2%
30 to 44 min	29	5.5%
45 to 59 min	26	4.9%
60+ min	6	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 5.6% (86 of 1,537)

	Count	Share
Family households	435	70.2%
Nonfamily households	185	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	620	80.6%
Vacant	149	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	492	79.4%
Renter-occupied	128	20.6%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	615	80.0%
1-unit, attached	18	2.3%
2 to 4 units	121	15.7%
5 to 19 units	9	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5405836
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.2354, -81.5367