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Belle, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Belle is a Census city of 1,246 people across 1.33 square miles of land, lying across Maries County and Osage County. Median household income is $55,192, 56.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $814,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belle
What Belle is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land933 plus or minus 220
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaries County, 79.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inMaries County 79.5 percent, Osage County 20.5 percent
Belle crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
How many people live in Belle
- Population1,246 plus or minus 293
- Median age35.4
- Population under 18281 plus or minus 96
- Share under 1822.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over155 plus or minus 52
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Households542 plus or minus 128
- Family households324 plus or minus 97
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
Income and work in Belle
- Median household income$55,192 plus or minus $11,457
- Per capita income$28,554 plus or minus $5,989
- Civilian labor force565 plus or minus 172
- Employed540 plus or minus 165
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over829 plus or minus 194
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent plus or minus 28.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
Housing in Belle
- Housing units647 plus or minus 139
- Occupied units542 plus or minus 128
- Vacant units105 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate16.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied305 plus or minus 91
- Renter occupied237 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate56.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$524
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Single family units544 plus or minus 133
- Share single family84.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more77 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
How Belle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute488 plus or minus 158
- Commuting under 15 minutes137 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.1 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more215 plus or minus 91
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone74.6 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Carpooled16.4 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
SBA loans in Belle (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$814,100
- Average approval$271,367
- Median approval$285,800
- Largest approval$285,800
- Jobs supported36
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Maries County, not Belle
Maries County context, not Belle figures
- Establishments in Maries County134
- Covered employment, Maries County1,381
- Average annual pay, Maries County$40,788
- Housing units permitted, Maries County4
Every figure in this section is published for Maries County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belle.
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.
Coverage
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
Belle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belle, Missouri?
1,246, in 542 households. Belle city covers 1.33 square miles of land, which is 933 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belle in?
Belle lies in more than one. By area it is 79.5 percent in Maries County, 20.5 percent in Osage County. This page sits under Maries County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Belle?
$55,192. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,000. Median gross rent is $524 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belle businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $814,100 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $285,800. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belle borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belle. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Belle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maries 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 Belle.
Is zoning published for Belle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.