Bellaire is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,038 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 service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bellaire who work in food service (17.07%), sales jobs (11.16%), and management occupations (10.50%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Bellaire’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bellaire has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bellaire a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.80 minutes getting to work every day. Bellaire is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Bellaire citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.61% of adults in Bellaire have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bellaire in 2022 was $33,681, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,724 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bellaire include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bellaire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
