Bellaire is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,034 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bellaire is the 471st largest community in Michigan. Bellaire real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Bellaire house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bellaire is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bellaire is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bellaire who work in sales jobs (16.28%), food service (14.65%), and office and administrative support (7.91%). A relatively large number of people in Bellaire telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Overall, Bellaire’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bellaire has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bellaire has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bellaire than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bellaire may be for you. As is often the case in a small village, Bellaire doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Bellaire citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.44% of adults in Bellaire have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bellaire in 2022 was $28,593, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,372 for a family of four. However, Bellaire contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bellaire home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bellaire residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bellaire include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bellaire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
