About Belleair Beach

Belleair Beach is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 1,540 people and just one neighborhood, Belleair Beach is the 432nd largest community in Florida.

Belleair Beach is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.46% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Belleair Beach is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Belleair Beach who work in sales jobs (21.65%), management occupations (20.23%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.63%).

Also of interest is that Belleair Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Belleair Beach are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Belleair Beach is a very car-oriented town. 98.17% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Belleair Beach is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Belleair Beach has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Belleair Beach doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Belleair Beach Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Belleair Beach. 53.42% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Belleair Beach in 2000 was $56,101, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $224,404 for a family of four.

The people who call Belleair Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Belleair Beach is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Belleair Beach include German, English, Irish, Polish, Italian, Egyptian, Scotch-Irish, and Danish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Belleair Beach's cultural character, accounting for 16.82% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Belleair Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.