Bellevue is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 109,189 people and 22 constituent neighborhoods, Bellevue is the fifth largest community in Washington.

Bellevue is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.62% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bellevue is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bellevue who work in management occupations (14.33%), office and administrative support jobs (13.50%), and sales jobs (12.87%).

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

One thing noticeable about Bellevue, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Bellevue is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bellevue a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Bellevue is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Bellevue 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.

Bellevue Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Bellevue. 54.11% 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 Bellevue in 2000 was $36,905, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,620 for a family of four. However, Bellevue contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bellevue is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bellevue home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bellevue is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bellevue include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, and Swedish.

In addition, Bellevue has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.53%).

The most common language spoken in Bellevue is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.