Demographics of Bellflower city, California

Bellflower city, California had 74,719 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4,243 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bellflower city, in four figures

74,719
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 76,819 ±90.; −5.4%
Change since July 2020: −4,243 people.; 36.0 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,722 ±$4,435
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bellflower city, California's population shrank 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bellflower city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bellflower city, California's population shrank 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bellflower city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	78,962	100.0	100.0
2021	77,294	97.9	100.2
2022	76,265	96.6	100.7
2023	75,768	96.0	101.6
2024	75,465	95.6	102.5
2025	74,719	94.6	103.1

Population of Bellflower city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	78,962	—
2021	77,294	−1,668
2022	76,265	−1,029
2023	75,768	−497
2024	75,465	−303
2025	74,719	−746

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.0 ±1.1: for men 34.7 ±1.4 and for women 37.4 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bellflower city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	4,318 ±588	5.6% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,447 ±905	17.5% ±1.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,860 ±611	8.9% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,008 ±1,161	30.0% ±1.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,593 ±1,091	25.5% ±1.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,593 ±732	12.5% ±1.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,722 ±$4,435, and income per person $30,922 ±$1,198, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bellflower city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,536 ±538	14.9% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,908 ±495	16.4% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,929 ±473	16.5% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,360 ±411	14.1% ±1.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,602 ±470	19.3% ±1.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,014 ±343	8.5% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,453 ±323	10.3% ±1.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bellflower city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	10,082 ±1,403	13.3% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,733 ±586	15.8% ±3.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,211 ±761	11.6% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,138 ±374	15.6% ±2.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bellflower city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bellflower city	California	United States
Housing units	24,683 ±624	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±3.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.6% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	39.3% ±1.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	60.7% ±2.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$705,700 ±$20,723	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,830 ±$40	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bellflower city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	46,387 ±1,747	60.4% ±2.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,703 ±1,203	13.9% ±1.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,029 ±975	10.5% ±1.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,652 ±1,098	11.3% ±1.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	16 to 126	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 255	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	196 to 724	0.3% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,394 ±582	3.1% ±0.8	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bellflower city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	46,486 ±1,083	60.5% ±1.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,684 ±550	7.4% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,014 ±311	1.3% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	23,635 ±1,088	30.8% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,768 ±856	16.6% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,867 ±1,015	14.1% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bellflower city among the places of California

118th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Bellflower city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Napa city	78,239 ±71
Chino Hills city	77,927 ±59
Alameda city	77,238 ±40
Pleasanton city	76,960 ±34
Carmichael CDP	76,948 ±2,489
Bellflower city	76,819 ±90
Pittsburg city	76,257 ±56
Apple Valley town	75,473 ±80
Redlands city	73,375 ±52
Rocklin city	73,327 ±76
Turlock city	72,502 ±61

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bellflower city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 78 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 113 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 129 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 237 Places in California by median home value
No. 268 Places in California by median rent
No. 280 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026