Bellevue is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,095 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bellevue is the 145th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Bellevue was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Also of interest is that Bellevue has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.40% 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.
Despite being a small borough, Bellevue has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Bellevue are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.31% of adults in Bellevue have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bellevue in 2022 was $45,551, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,204 for a family of four. However, Bellevue contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bellevue is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bellevue home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bellevue residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bellevue include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Bellevue is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.