Bellevue, Nebraska

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The 2000 Census showed that Bellevue had a population of 44,382 people^<1>. This represents 2.59% of the total population of Nebraska, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Omaha	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	438,646	12.47% increase
2	Lincoln	SW	46 mi [74 km]	251,624	11.54% increase
-3-	Bellevue			49,699	11.98% increase
4	Grand Island	W	128 mi [206 km]	45,801	6.66% increase
5	Kearney	W	167 mi [268.8 km]	30,417	10.89% increase
6	Fremont	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	25,224	0.2% increase
7	Hastings	W	134 mi [215.7 km]	25,394	5.53% increase

Bellevue had 17,439 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bellevue has an area^<4> of 13.26 square miles [34.35 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bellevue had a 2000 population density of 3,346 people per square mile [1,292 people/km²], making it the state's 9th most densely populated area.

Sarpy County

The city of Bellevue is located in Sarpy County.

The county had a population of 123,152 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 44,382 people, Bellevue contained 36.04% of the Sarpy County total.

In addition, where the community of Bellevue has a population density of 3,346 people per square mile [1,292 people/km²], Sarpy County averages 512 people per square mile [197.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Sarpy County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bellevue and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bellevue. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Bellevue. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Bellevue, it also contains a comparison between Bellevue and the state of Nebraska.

Click here for the Bellevue QuickFact (QF-3103950).

A Census Quickfact is available for Sarpy County (QF-31153).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Sarpy County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Douglas	QF-31055	N	502,032	8.04% increase
	Pottawattamie (IA)	QF-19155	NE	89,647	1.91% increase
	Mills (IA)	QF-19129	E	15,113	3.83% increase
	Cass	QF-31025	S	25,598	4.94% increase
	Saunders	QF-31155	W	20,034	0.92% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bellevue:

Bellevue is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bellevue.

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska<7>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bellevue. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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