Editing Bellaire, Texas (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1930= 390
|1940= 1124
|1950= 10173
|1960= 19872
|1970= 19009
|1980= 14950
|1990= 13842
|2000= 15642
|2010= 16855
|2020=17202
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Bellaire racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4807300&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|10,188
|59.23%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|281
|1.63%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|28
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4,072
|23.67%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|9
|0.05%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|90
|0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multi-racial]] (NH)
|704
|4.09%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,830
|10.64%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''17,202'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 17,202 people, 6,755 households, and 5,627 families residing in the city.

The 2019 [[American Community Survey]] determined Bellaire had a population of 18,971.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bellaire city, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bellairecitytexas/PST045219 |access-date=January 6, 2021 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> The racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 65.2% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic White]], 2.8% Black and African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 22.3% Asian, 1.3% multiracial, and 8.2% Hispanic and Latin American of any race.

At the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010,  16,855 people, 6,053 households, and 4,688 families were residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 4,319.0 people/sq mi (1,668.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 72.6% non-Hispanic White, 1.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 14.1% Asian, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race comprised 9.5% of the population.

Of the 6,053 households, 44.2% had children under  18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together (56.1% had children), 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were not families. About 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.78, and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the age distribution was 31.3% under  19, 5.6% from 20 to 29, 10.6% from 30 to 39, 17.2% from 40 to 49, 24.9% from 50 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=2010 Demographic Profile Data - Bellaire, Texas |access-date=April 19, 2012 }}</ref>

The 2019 American Community Survey determined the 6,753 households had an average of 2.78 people per household in the city. Around 2020, the median household income was $201,629, and the average [[life expectancy]] was 87.4. Roughly 13% of the city's residents rented their residences.<ref name=Aragon/> The city's population had a per capita income of $101,097 in 2019 and 2.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.

=== Religion ===
Holy Ghost Church of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]] is in the Houston city limits, one city block away from Bellaire. In 2006, it had about 4,000 regular parishioners. It holds services in both English and Spanish, with three masses per language each week. In 2006, the pastor was bilingual in English and Spanish.<ref>{{cite web|author=Aguilar, Charlotte|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/news/article/Steadfast-Holy-Ghost-parish-celebrates-60-years-9558969.php|title=Steadfast Holy Ghost parish celebrates 60 years of change|agency=[[The Bellaire Examiner]]|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=May 30, 2006|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> A group of volunteers created stained-glass windows that were put in the church by 2008; the project began around 1983<!--2008 - 25-->.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hill, Nathan|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Devotion-shines-at-Holy-Ghost-as-9318594.php|title=Devotion shines at Holy Ghost as|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=May 11, 2008|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>

Bellaire also has St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church<!--It isn't named by the source, but the Coptic Church in Bellaire *is* St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church-->, one of three Coptic Orthodox churches in the Houston area.<ref name="Varanewhome">Vara, Richard. "[http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/New-home-is-miracle-for-Coptic-Christians-1523955.php New home is 'miracle' for Coptic Christians]" (). ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. August 21, 2004. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.</ref>