Belle Haven, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,570

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

1.98% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.92%

50.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$140,574

1.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$689,400

Population & Diversity

Belle Haven, VA is home to a population of 6.57k people, from which 93.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.1% of Belle Haven, VA residents were born outside of the country (928 people).

In 2024, there were 5.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.45k people) in Belle Haven, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 813 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 315 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%

2024 Citizenship

90.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Belle Haven, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Belle Haven, VA was 90.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Belle Haven, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Belle Haven, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.45k ± 798
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
813 ± 288
White (Hispanic)
315 ± 259

19.9%

Hispanic Population

1.31k people

19.9% of the people in Belle Haven, VA are hispanic (1.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Belle Haven, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

14.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

928 people

15.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.03k people

As of 2024, 14.1% of Belle Haven, VA residents (928 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 Belle Haven, VA was 15.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
207 ± 87
Gulf War (1990s)
84 ± 45
Vietnam
73 ± 60

Belle Haven, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Belle Haven, VA.

Economy

The economy of Belle Haven, VA employs 3.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Belle Haven, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (683 people), Public Administration (657 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (355 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($204,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($182,571), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($178,403).

Employment

Occupations

3.57k

2024 Value

± 435

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belle Haven, VA grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 3.51k employees to 3.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Belle Haven, VA, are Management Occupations (609 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (482 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (278 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Belle Haven, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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

3.57k

2024 Value

± 435

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belle Haven, VA grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 3.51k employees to 3.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Belle Haven, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (683 people), Public Administration (657 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (355 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Belle Haven, VA, though some of these residents may live in Belle Haven, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$108,068

Median earning men ± $27,042

$83,491

Median earning women ± $14,443

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($202,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,154), Public Administration ($107,857), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,094).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Belle Haven, VA was $689,400 in 2024, which is 2.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $572,200 to $689,400, a 20.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Belle Haven, VA is 75%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Belle Haven, VA have an average commute time of 33.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Belle Haven, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$689,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$162,401

$2,136

Median Property Taxes

±$281

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 Belle Haven, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Belle Haven, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75% of the housing units in Belle Haven, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Belle Haven, VA 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.

$140,574

Median Household Income

± $29,189

2.85k

Number of Households

± 345

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.85k households in Belle Haven, VA grew to $140,574 from the previous year's value of $137,878.

The following chart displays the households in Belle Haven, VA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Belle Haven, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (56.1%)
Worked At Home (26.2%)
Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2024, 56.1% of workers in Belle Haven, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.2%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

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

33.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Belle Haven, VA have a longer commute time (33.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.19% of the workforce in Belle Haven, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Belle Haven, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Belle Haven, VA (126 out of 6.57k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Belle Haven, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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