Editing Bellflower, California (section)

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Bellflower had a population of 76,616. The population density was {{convert|12,416.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Bellflower was 32,337 (42.2%) White (19.5% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0604982.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215155003/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0604982.html|archive-date=February 15, 2015|title=Census data|website=quickfacts.census.gov}}</ref> 10,760 (14.0%) African American, 731 (1.0%) Native American, 8,865 (11.6%) Asian, 615 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 19,732 (25.8%) from other races, and 3,576 (4.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40,085 persons (52.3%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0604982|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Bellflower city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203172927/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0604982|archive-date=February 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The census reported that 75,877 people (99.0% of the population) lived in households, 399 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 340 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 23,651 households, 11,029 (46.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10,992 (46.5%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 4,812 (20.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,965 (8.3%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 1,666 (7.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 170 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 4,618 households (19.5%) were one person and 1,540 (6.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.21.  There were 17,769 families (75.1% of households); the average family size was 3.67.

The age distribution was 21,749 people (28.4%) under the age of 18, 8,493 people (11.1%) aged 18 to 24, 22,418 people (29.3%) aged 25 to 44, 17,339 people (22.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,617 people (8.6%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 31.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

There were 24,897 housing units at an average density of 4,034.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 9,459 (40.0%) were owner-occupied and 14,192 (60.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%.  31,897 people (41.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 43,980 people (57.4%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Bellflower had a median household income of $49,637, with 17.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>