The overall crime rate in Bellaire is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bellaire has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bellaire has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bellaire than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bellaire may be for you.
As is often the case in a small village, Bellaire doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Bellaire citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.44% of adults in Bellaire have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bellaire in 2022 was $28,593, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,372 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 Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bellaire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
