People QuickFacts Bellflower California Population, 2006 estimate 74,351 36,457,549 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.0% 7.6% Population, 2000 72,878 33,871,648 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 9.5% 7.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 31.9% 27.3% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.4% 10.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.3% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 46.1% 59.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 13.1% 6.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 9.7% 10.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7% 0.3% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 5.1% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 43.2% 32.4%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.4% 50.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 28.4% 26.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 46.3% 39.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 70.8% 76.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 12.9% 26.6% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 27.3 27.7  Housing units, 2000 24,247 12,214,549 Homeownership rate, 2000 40.3% 56.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $179,800 $211,500  Households, 2000 23,367 11,502,870 Persons per household, 2000 3.09 2.87 Median household income, 1999 $39,362 $47,493 Per capita money income, 1999 $15,982 $22,711 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.8% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Bellflower California Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 655,954,708 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 459,377 359,120,365 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $6,199 $10,264 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 46,408 55,559,669 Total number of firms, 2002 4,332 2,908,758 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 9.1% 3.9% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 19.3% 12.8% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 14.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 39.3% 29.9%      Geography QuickFacts Bellflower California Land area, 2000 (square miles) 6 155,959 Persons per square mile, 2000 12,006.3 217.2 FIPS Code 04982 06 Counties Los Angeles 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