In Belleville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the township is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Belleville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Belleville‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The overall education level of Belleville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.77% of adults in Belleville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Belleville in 2018 was $39,009, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,036 for a family of four. However, Belleville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Belleville is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Belleville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Belleville, accounting for 51.94% of the township’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Belleville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Belleville include Italian, Irish, German, Egyptian, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Belleville's cultural character, accounting for 36.84% of the township’s population.
The most common language spoken in Belleville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
