About Bellaire

 

Bellaire is a city in Harris County, Texas, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 15,642 and is completely surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place.


Bellaire is famed for its Little League baseball team, which entered the World Series on one occasion. In addition, the city's sole public high school, Bellaire High School, is well-known for its academic and athletic programs. The Bellaire High School baseball team, Bellaire Cardinals, won the Texas High School Baseball championship seven times with several former or current Major League Baseball players.


Bellaire is known as the "City of Homes" as the city is mostly residential; the city mainly functions as a bedroom community for upper-middle class families. There are a few offices along the 610 Loop within the city limits. The median house price in central Bellaire for 2006 was $519,494.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,642 people, 6,019 households, and 4,321 families residing in the city. There were 6,315 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 89.11% White, 0.84% African American, 0.27% Native American, 6.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.85% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.81% of the population.

There were 6,019 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median income for a household in the city was $89,775, and the median income for a family was $104,200. Males had a median income of $72,295 versus $49,766 for females. The per capita income for the city was $46,674. About 1.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

 

Parks

Bellaire has several parks within the city limits:

  • Bellaire Park (5113 Laurel)
  • Vic Driscoll Park (4500 Locust Street)
  • Evergreen Park (4500 Evergreen)
  • Feld Park (6406 Avenue B)
  • Joe Gaither Park (4901 Anderson)
  • Horn Field (Avenue B at Holly) - Adjacent to Horn Academy
  • Jacquet Park (Jaquet at Elm Street)
  • Lafayette Park (4337 Lafayette)
  • Locust Park (4600 Locust)
  • Loftin Park (5100 Laurel)
  • Mulberry Park (700 Mulberry)
  • Paseo Park (along Bellaire Boulevard)
  • Pin Oak Field (5801 West Loop South (610 Loop))
  • Russ Pitman Park (7112 Newcastle)

Education

The city is served by Houston Independent School District and the Houston Community College System.


Pupils who live in Bellaire inside of the 610 Loop are zoned to Horn Academy for elementary school, while students in Bellaire outside of the 610 Loop are zoned to either Condit Elementary School or Lovett Elementary School, the latter of which is in Houston. In addition, all Bellaire pupils are zoned to Pershing Middle School in the Braeswood Place neighborhood of Houston and Bellaire High School in Bellaire. In addition, a middle school called Pin Oak Middle School, which was built in 2002, is located in Bellaire. Students zoned to Johnston, Long, and Pershing Middle Schools may choose to attend Pin Oak instead; therefore Bellaire students may attend Pin Oak.

Two early childhood centers, Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center, and Las Americas Early Childhood Development (both of which are in Houston's Gulfton neighborhood), are closest to the city of Bellaire. Since only poor students, homeless students, or students who are not proficient in English may be enrolled in HISD preschools, most Bellaire residents rely on private preschools. Students who are eligible for HISD's preschools may attend any Early Childhood Center in Houston ISD.


Two independent (private) schools, including Episcopal High School and the Post Oak Montessori School, are located in Bellaire. Nearby independent schools include St. Marks Episcopal School in the city of West University Place, Holy Ghost Catholic School in Houston, and St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School in Houston.


The city of Bellaire also operates its own library.


Public schools located in the city limits of Bellaire

Secondary Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Primary Schools

Private Schools located in the city limits of Bellaire