Bellaire is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,045 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.

Of important note, Bellaire is also a village of artists. Bellaire has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bellaire’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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 18.71 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small village, Bellaire does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Bellaire citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.72% of adults in Bellaire have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bellaire in 2022 was $35,801, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,204 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 Dutch.

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