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Bellwood, IL
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Bellwood profile


Living in Bellwood



Bellwood is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,081 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bellwood is the 134th largest community in Illinois.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in Bellwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bellwood, the average commute to work is 30.23 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

In Bellwood, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Bellwood is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Bellwood rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.14% of adults 25 and older in Bellwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Bellwood in 2022 was $29,353, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,412 for a family of four. However, Bellwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bellwood is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Bellwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bellwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Bellwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.09% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bellwood include African, Jamaican, Polish, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Bellwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.