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Bellevue, WA
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Bellevue profile


Living in Bellevue



Bellevue is a relatively large city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 152,767 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Bellevue is the fifth largest community in Washington.

Bellevue home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Bellevue real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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: 29.89% 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 thing noticeable about Bellevue, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Bellevue is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bellevue a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Bellevue is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Bellevue area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bellevue, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bellevue is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.98% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bellevue in 2022 was $85,845, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $343,380 for a family of four.

Bellevue is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bellevue include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.

In addition, Bellevue has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (40.71%).

The most common language spoken in Bellevue is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.