Bellflower is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 76,405 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Bellflower is the 113th largest community in California.
Housing costs in Bellflower are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.11% 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 Bellflower, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.65 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of adults in Bellflower who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.63% of the adults in Bellflower have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bellflower in 2022 was $28,918, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,672 for a family of four. However, Bellflower contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bellflower is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bellflower home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bellflower, accounting for 60.06% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bellflower residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bellflower include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Dutch.
Bellflower also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.39%.
The most common language spoken in Bellflower is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.