Bel Aire, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

9,043

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

17.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$97,795

4.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$238,100

11.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Bel Aire, KS is home to a population of 9.04k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.4% of Bel Aire, KS residents were born outside of the country (488 people).

In 2024, there were 5.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.09k people) in Bel Aire, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.03k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 728 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Bel Aire, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bel Aire, KS was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bel Aire, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bel Aire, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.09k ± 741
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.03k ± 702
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
728 ± 516

12.3%

Hispanic Population

1.11k people

12.3% of the people in Bel Aire, KS are hispanic (1.11k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bel Aire, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

5.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

488 people

8.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

736 people

As of 2024, 5.4% of Bel Aire, KS residents (488 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bel Aire, KS was 8.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bel Aire, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
117 ± 99
Vietnam
112 ± 75
Korea
36 ± 44

Bel Aire, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bel Aire, KS.

Economy

The economy of Bel Aire, KS employs 4.32k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bel Aire, KS were Manufacturing (659 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (601 people), and Educational Services (565 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($160,357), Transportation & Warehousing ($94,130), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,130).

Employment

Occupations

4.32k

2024 Value

± 611

−1.86%

1 Year decline

± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bel Aire, KS declined at a rate of −1.86%, from 4.4k employees to 4.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bel Aire, KS, are Sales & Related Occupations (533 people), Management Occupations (529 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (386 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bel Aire, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.32k

2024 Value

± 611

−1.86%

1 Year decline

± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bel Aire, KS declined at a rate of −1.86%, from 4.4k employees to 4.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bel Aire, KS, are Manufacturing (659 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (601 people), and Educational Services (565 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bel Aire, KS, though some of these residents may live in Bel Aire, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,684

Median earning men ± $8,904

$44,899

Median earning women ± $5,949

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,935), Manufacturing ($84,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,708).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($121,310), Construction ($69,583), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,396).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bel Aire, KS was $238,100 in 2024, which is 0.716 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $213,500 to $238,100, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Bel Aire, KS is 81.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bel Aire, KS have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bel Aire, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$238,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,145

$2,711

Median Property Taxes

±$449

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bel Aire, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bel Aire, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.8%

Homeownership

2024

58.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.8% of the housing units in Bel Aire, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bel Aire, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$97,795

Median Household Income

± $10,118

3.32k

Number of Households

± 496

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.32k households in Bel Aire, KS grew to $97,795 from the previous year's value of $93,182.

The following chart displays the households in Bel Aire, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bel Aire, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Worked At Home (12.7%)
Carpooled (6.78%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in Bel Aire, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bel Aire, KS have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.477% of the workforce in Bel Aire, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bel Aire, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bel Aire, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bel Aire, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bel Aire, KS (1.05k out of 8.91k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bel Aire, KS is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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