Bellwood is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,132 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bellwood is the 134th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Bellwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Bellwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.94% 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.

Despite being a small village, Bellwood has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Bellwood citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.16% of adults 25 and older in Bellwood have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bellwood in 2022 was $31,431, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,724 for a family of four. However, Bellwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bellwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Bellwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bellwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Bellwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.04% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bellwood include Irish, Jamaican, Polish, Nigerian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Bellwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.