People QuickFacts Bellevue Nebraska Population, 2006 estimate 47,594 1,768,331 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 7.2% 3.3% Population, 2000 44,382 1,711,263 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1% 6.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.4% 26.3% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.6% 13.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 50.4% 50.7%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 85.8% 89.6% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.1% 4.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.9% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.1% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.5% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 5.9% 5.5%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 52.0% 54.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.7% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.1% 7.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 91.5% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.2% 23.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.6 18.0  Housing units, 2000 17,439 722,668 Homeownership rate, 2000 66.1% 67.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $97,800 $88,000  Households, 2000 16,937 666,184 Persons per household, 2000 2.61 2.49 Median household income, 1999 $47,201 $39,250 Per capita money income, 1999 $20,903 $19,613 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 5.9% 9.7%     Business QuickFacts Bellevue Nebraska Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 16,815 26,155,770 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 496,831 20,249,200 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,797 $11,727 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 51,937 2,088,710 Total number of firms, 2002 2,805 145,380 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 46.4% 26.6%      Geography QuickFacts Bellevue Nebraska Land area, 2000 (square miles) 13 76,872 Persons per square mile, 2000 3,347.1 22.3 FIPS Code 03950 31 Counties Sarpy County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts