Ohio · Census place 05130
Bellefontaine, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Bellefontaine, Ohio (Bellefontaine, OH — Census place “Bellefontaine city”) is 14,051 residents, ranking #126 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $60,296, the median home is worth $163,500 and median gross rent runs $836 a month. Looking for the Bellefontaine Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bellefontaine, OH: 43311.
- Population
- 14,051Bellefontaine city residents
- Median household income
- $60,296Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $163,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $836Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59%Owner-occupied households
Bellefontaine ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bellefontaine.
The Bellefontaine OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Bellefontaine city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bellefontaine city median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 59% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Bellefontaine city, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Bellefontaine city is a mid-size town in Ohio, with 14,051 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #126 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 36.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Bellefontaine city earn a median of $60,296 a year, 23.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Bellefontaine city is valued at $163,500, 46.1% below the national figure and 3% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $836 a month, 40.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,032 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Bellefontaine city?
- Bellefontaine city has 14,051 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #126 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Bellefontaine city?
- Median household income in Bellefontaine city is $60,296 a year, 23.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bellefontaine city?
- Median gross rent is $836 a month and the median home value is $163,500, so rent absorbs about 16.6% of median household income.
- Is Bellefontaine city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bellefontaine city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Bellefontaine city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.