Bellaire is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 3,745 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bellaire is the 322nd largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Bellaire was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Bellaire is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bellaire is a village of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bellaire who work in food service (17.64%), sales jobs (11.74%), and office and administrative support (8.82%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.50% 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. As is often the case in a small village, Bellaire doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Bellaire, just 8.54% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Bellaire in 2022 was $24,358, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,432 for a family of four. However, Bellaire contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bellaire also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.78% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bellaire is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Bellaire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
