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Bellevue, WA
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Bellevue profile


Living in Bellevue



Bellevue is a relatively large city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 151,574 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Bellevue is the fifth largest community in Washington.

Bellevue home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Bellevue real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.89% 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.

Another interesting thing about Bellevue, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bellevue use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bellevue‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bellevue, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bellevue is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.98% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bellevue in 2022 was $85,845, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $343,380 for a family of four.

Bellevue is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bellevue home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bellevue residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bellevue include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.

Bellevue also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.71%.

The most common language spoken in Bellevue is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.