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Bellefontaine NeighborsMO

Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO is a 11K-resident city in St. Louis County with a median household income of $49,170.

St. Louis County, Missouri. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Bellefontaine Neighbors, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Bellefontaine Neighbors has a population larger than 5% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $99,700.

Data updated 2026-09-03

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 6%
By size
$49,170
Median income (place)
$99,700
Median home (place)
21.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Bellefontaine Neighbors

Bellefontaine Neighbors posts a median household income higher than 8% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 9%
by median income, US cities

Where Bellefontaine Neighbors income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$49,170 Bottom 8% higher than 8% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Bellefontaine Neighbors $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MO

Population among 83 MO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Kansas City is the largest MO city on this list; Town and Country leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MO

Median household income among the same 83-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Town and Country posts the highest place-level median income in MO; Kansas City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO beyond the headline numbers

Bellefontaine Neighbors sits inside St. Louis County, Missouri, at roughly 38.74°N, -90.23°W. Population 10,798, $49,170 median household income. Median home value $99,700, median rent $1,151. Poverty rate 21.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

21.4% of Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Bellefontaine Neighbors runs about 2.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

18.8% of Bellefontaine Neighbors workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 6.4% in Bellefontaine Neighbors, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

3.3% of Bellefontaine Neighbors workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 41.9 years, Bellefontaine Neighbors's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Bellefontaine Neighbors from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,798
Bellefontaine Neighbors · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$49,170
-45% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$99,700
-76% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (St. Louis County): Bellefontaine Neighbors's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
996K-0%
Median Income
$82,936+41%
Median Home Value
$276,800+59%
Poverty Rate
9.8%-10%
Unemployment
4.3%-50%

Economics

Economics indicators for Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,151/mo
Poverty Rate
21.4% +73% vs avg
Unemployment 5.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 17.7%
Work From Home 18.8%
Public Transit 3.3%

Population

White 11%
African American 84.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
51.5%
Obesity
45.9%
Short Sleep Duration
44.5%
Physical Inactivity
42.1%
Current Smoking
23.7%
Diabetes
21.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
18.6%
Current Asthma
13.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 45.8%
Annual Checkup 82.8%

Other Measures

Binge Drinking
11%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.7%
Stroke
6.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Bellefontaine Neighbors?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Bellefontaine Neighbors right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO? ▼
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO has a population of 10,798 people, located in St. Louis County, Missouri.
What is the median household income in Bellefontaine Neighbors? ▼
The median household income in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO is $49,170 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 21.4%.
What is the median home value in Bellefontaine Neighbors? ▼
The median home value in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO is $99,700. Median rent is $1,151/month.
What are the top health concerns in Bellefontaine Neighbors? ▼
The top health indicators in Bellefontaine Neighbors include High Blood Pressure (51.5%), Obesity (45.9%), Short Sleep Duration (44.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Bellefontaine Neighbors? ▼
The median age in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO is 41.9 years. 17.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Bellefontaine Neighbors, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MO (21.4% here).

Philadelphia, PA 21.4% Wilmington, DE 21.4% Normal, IL 21.4% La Crosse, WI 21.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MO ($49,170 here).

Brent, FL $49,167 Arvin, CA $49,183 Hopkinsville, KY $49,139 Niagara Falls, NY $49,101

Compare Bellefontaine Neighbors with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Jennings, MO 15K Spanish Lake, MO 20K Ferguson, MO 21K Granite City, IL 29K Florissant, MO 52K Old Jamestown, MO 19K St. Louis, MO 280K University City, MO 35K
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Using Bellefontaine Neighbors's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (St. Louis County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.