Bellflower

Population & Demographics

Bellflower, CA

Bellflower is home to 76,819 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,968 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
76,819
people
Population

76,819 residents

Median age 36.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bellflower population & demographics

Who lives in Bellflower — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
76,819
Median age
36.0yrs
Median household income
$78,722
Median home value
$705,700
Median gross rent
$1,830/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.6%
Poverty rate
13.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bellflower

How Bellflower breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino60.4%
White13.9%
Asian11.3%
Black10.5%
Two or more races3.1%
Some other race0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Bellflower

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bellflower.

Bellflower at a glance
Employed Residents
36,968
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bellflower proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bellflower commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

45 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bellflower

36,968 commutes, one dot at a time

Bellflower

Where 36,968 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bellflower, by worker count.

1Los Angeles19.5 mi6,366
2Long Beach6.4 mi2,910
3Bellflower0.0 mi1,926
4Anaheim13.8 mi1,069
5Downey3.3 mi1,035
6Cerritos3.7 mi1,024
7Santa Fe Springs4.7 mi867
8Carson8.3 mi766

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bellflower.

1Los Angeles19.5 mi2,154
2Bellflower0.0 mi1,926
3Long Beach6.4 mi1,477
4Downey3.3 mi611
5Norwalk2.8 mi562
6Lakewood2.9 mi546
7Paramount2.2 mi401
8Anaheim13.8 mi376

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bellflower’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance41.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
RTRetail Trade8.4%
EDEducational Services5.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.3%
COConstruction3.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.6%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation2.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bellflower

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Bellflower

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