City safety & data profile

BellmawrNJ

Bellmawr, NJ is a 11K-resident city in Camden County with a median household income of $76,654.

Camden County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Bellmawr, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Bellmawr has a population larger than 10% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $239,400.

Data updated 2026-09-03

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 11%
By size
$76,654
Median income (place)
$239,400
Median home (place)
9.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Bellmawr

Bellmawr posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 46%
by median income, US cities

Where Bellmawr income ranks nationally

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

$76,654 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Bellmawr $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 NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

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

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

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

The quick read

Reading Bellmawr, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Bellmawr sits inside Camden County, New Jersey, at roughly 39.87°N, -75.09°W. Population 11,462, $76,654 median household income. Median home value $239,400, median rent $1,257. Poverty rate 9.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 9.6%, poverty in Bellmawr, NJ runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Bellmawr costs roughly 3.1 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 11.1% of Bellmawr workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 28.5% in Bellmawr, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Bellmawr 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)
11,462
Bellmawr · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$76,654
-14% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$239,400
-42% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Camden County): Bellmawr'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
527K+3%
Median Income
$88,755+44%
Median Home Value
$287,100+36%
Poverty Rate
12.4%-5%
Unemployment
6.9%-43%

Economics

Economics indicators for Bellmawr, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,257/mo
Poverty Rate
9.6% -23% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 23.6%
Work From Home 11.1%
Public Transit 1%

Population

White 71%
African American 7.3%
Asian 7.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.9%
High Blood Pressure
33.3%
Obesity
28.5%
Physical Inactivity
26.7%
Binge Drinking
17.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.1%
Current Smoking
14.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.1%
Diabetes
10.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.3%
Annual Checkup 76.6%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.3%
Stroke
3.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Bellmawr?

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

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Bellmawr: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Bellmawr, NJ? ▼
Bellmawr, NJ has a population of 11,462 people, located in Camden County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Bellmawr? ▼
The median household income in Bellmawr, NJ is $76,654 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 9.6%.
What is the median home value in Bellmawr? ▼
The median home value in Bellmawr, NJ is $239,400. Median rent is $1,257/month.
What are the top health concerns in Bellmawr? ▼
The top health indicators in Bellmawr include Short Sleep Duration (37.9%), High Blood Pressure (33.3%), Obesity (28.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Bellmawr? ▼
The median age in Bellmawr, NJ is 38.7 years. 23.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Bellmawr, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (9.6% here).

Sioux Falls, SD 9.6% Hayward, CA 9.6% Concord, NC 9.6% Oak Lawn, IL 9.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($76,654 here).

Griffith, IN $76,636 Morris, IL $76,711 Norton Shores, MI $76,579 West Mifflin, PA $76,563

Compare Bellmawr with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Gloucester City, NJ 11K Collingswood, NJ 14K Haddonfield, NJ 11K Camden, NJ 76K Woodbury, NJ 10K Whitman, PA 50K Pennsport, PA 26K Wharton, PA 50K
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Using Bellmawr'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 (Camden 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.