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Bellwood, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Bellwood is a Census village of 18,256 people across 2.40 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $79,513, 78.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bellwood
What Bellwood is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,613
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellwood
How many people live in Bellwood
- Population18,256
- Median age38.7
- Population under 184,117
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,914
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households5,948
- Family households4,469
- Share of households that are families75.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellwood
Income and work in Bellwood
- Median household income$79,513
- Per capita income$31,431
- Civilian labor force9,519
- Employed8,916
- Unemployed603 plus or minus 231
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over12,550
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellwood
Housing in Bellwood
- Housing units6,340
- Occupied units5,948
- Vacant units392 plus or minus 161
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied4,665
- Renter occupied1,283
- Ownership rate78.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$230,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,293
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units4,963
- Share single family78.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,247 plus or minus 303
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes130 plus or minus 131
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellwood
How Bellwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,954
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,506 plus or minus 318
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,857
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.5 percent
- Drove alone74.2 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport4.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellwood
SBA loans in Bellwood (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$7,738,800
- Average approval$483,675
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$2,200,000
- Jobs supported143
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full6
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bellwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bellwood
SBA loans in Bellwood (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,607,000
- Average approval$321,400
- Median approval$271,000
- Largest approval$717,000
- Jobs supported33
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bellwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bellwood
Flood risk in Bellwood
- NFIP communityVillage of Bellwood
- NFIP community number170061
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Bellwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170061 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Bellwood
Cook County context, not Bellwood figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bellwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bellwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bellwood, Illinois?
18,256, in 5,948 households. Bellwood village covers 2.40 square miles of land, which is 7,613 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bellwood in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bellwood?
$79,513. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $230,000. Median gross rent is $1,293 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bellwood businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $7.7 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bellwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bellwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bellwood. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bellwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bellwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bellwood, village of, community 170061, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bellwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bellwood.
Is zoning published for Bellwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.