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Place dossier plate
SheetNE-BELLEVUE-NE · Bellevue, NE 64,355 pop · income 69th pct · 47 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bellevue
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bellevue on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
North Little… · lowest
51,236
North Little… · lowest
51,236 median HH income
37.7% of the leader · rank #1
Bellevue · this city
87,343
Bellevue · this city
87,343 median HH income
64.3% of the leader · rank #2
Winchester · near
87,344
Winchester · near
87,344 median HH income
64.3% of the leader · rank #3
West Glacier · near
87,344
West Glacier · near
87,344 median HH income
64.3% of the leader · rank #4
Thorofare · near
87,344
Thorofare · near
87,344 median HH income
64.3% of the leader · rank #5
Clarence · near
87,344
Clarence · near
87,344 median HH income
64.3% of the leader · rank #6
South San Fra… · highest
135,909
South San Fra… · highest
135,909 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bellevue on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 64,355.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Bellevue - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Bellevue lands in the 69th percentile for household income and the 55th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
69th
percentile, household income
51st
percentile, home value
15th
percentile, median rent
55th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Bellevue, NE
Nebraska's Bellevue is a small city, with 64,355 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Bellevue brings in $87,343 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.7%. Home values in Bellevue run a median of $230,800, and the median resident age is 36.1 years. About 33.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 62.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 332 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Slowing), down 11% from five years earlier. Bellevue reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1231.3 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Nebraska run below the national norm: the state registers 90.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,001 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Nebraska's average monthly utility costs around $207 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 25.8 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Bellevue's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to reported crime to housing and income to population change to within-city variation to work and mobility to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Bellevue, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Bellevue?
Within Nebraska, the closest population matches are Grand Island (52,761 residents, $62,439 income); Kearney (34,024 residents, $69,790 income); Fremont (27,321 residents, $67,179 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Burnsville, MN (64,295 residents); Utica, NY (64,440 residents); Greenwood, IN (64,237 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Bellevue?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1231.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 46% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
How far does income reach against housing in Bellevue?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 47 Census tracts to this city.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Bellevue growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -309 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 332 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-0.5%
2025 estimate
64,863
2020 estimate
65,172
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Bellevue?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
9.0%
Drive alone
80.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 32,887 workers age 16+.
The NCES join finds 29 public schools within the city match. 33.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
29
Bachelor's degree+
33.4%
Poverty estimate
5.7%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 5.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.1 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Nebraska average
B
City profile score · Bellevue, NE
70/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A
90.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime B
99 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income B-
$87,343
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C+
33.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate C+
5.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bellevue profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.1 index
Violent crime: 71/100 (B) · 99 /100k
Household income: 67/100 (B-) · $87,343
Bachelor's+ share: 64/100 (C+) · 33.4%
Poverty rate: 61/100 (C+) · 5.7%
Where Bellevue sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Bellevue's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Bellevue highlighted among 13 peers.Read the chart values
Bellevue, NE (this city): home $230,800, crime 1,231/100k
Burnsville, MN : home $335,100, crime 2,098/100k
Utica, NY : home $133,400, crime 3,477/100k
Greenwood, IN : home $248,700, crime 1,638/100k
South San Francisco, CA : home $1,160,100, crime 1,859/100k
North Little Rock, AR : home $169,500, crime 5,493/100k
Rowlett, TX : home $342,400, crime 1,457/100k
Grand Island, NE : home $202,600, crime 2,128/100k
Kearney, NE : home $235,800, crime 1,926/100k
Fremont, NE : home $194,400, crime 2,071/100k
Norfolk, NE : home $199,100, crime 1,346/100k
Hastings, NE : home $177,200, crime 2,325/100k
Columbus, NE : home $198,900, crime 1,012/100k
How does Bellevue compare to other US cities?
Where Bellevue sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income69% higher than other cities
Home value51% pricier than other cities
Median rent15% pricier than other cities
Safety55% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Nebraska, Bellevue ranks #25 of 44 Nebraska cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Bellevue against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Nebraska only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Nebraska-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Bellevue near the bottom of Nebraska's cities
Among the 450 Nebraska cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bellevue ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bellevue only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#45 of 439
90th percentile in Nebraska
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 450
0th percentile in Nebraska
Median Home Value
#26 of 438
94th percentile in Nebraska
Poverty Rate
#228 of 450
49th percentile in Nebraska
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#45 of 450
90th percentile in Nebraska
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Nebraska only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
69th percentile nationally for median household income · 55th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Bellevue's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Bellevue's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Bellevue's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$230,80049th percentilemore affordable than 49% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Bellevue's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,727 of 15,516
More affordable than 70% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#56 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 2.6×, Bellevue sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,727 of 15,516 and #56 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$87,343Bellevue, NE median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Bellevue, NE median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Bellevue, NE.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)33.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)62.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
64,355
Median Income
$87,343
Median Home Value
$230,800
Median Age
36.1
Poverty Rate
5.7%
Labor force participation
62.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
33.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1231.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
99.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1132.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
29
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Bellevue's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
65,172 residents
2021
64,782 residents
2022
63,950 residents
2023
64,108 residents
2024
64,768 residents
2025
64,863 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
332
housing units authorized
Single-Family
140
detached homes
Multifamily
192
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
371
167
204
$61.8M
2020
241
227
14
$72.7M
2021
415
191
224
$89.4M
2022
406
154
252
$90.8M
2023
187
172
15
$56.8M
2024
332
140
192
$76.1M
Permit volume decreased 11% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
80.0%
Carpool
9.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.9%
Work from Home
9.0%
Other
0.9%
Based on 32,887 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Nebraska statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $207
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Nebraska at $207 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Nebraska statewide averages, not a meter reading for Bellevue. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Nebraska's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.1 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Bellevue is $1,001/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Nebraska statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 25.8 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Nebraska statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Bellevue sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Bellevue compares to similar-size Nebraska cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.