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Belleville’s median age is 59.9 years, against 43 years in New York’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Belleville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Belleville beats most towns.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1864 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
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Ordered by what stands out in Belleville.
On expected storm and flood damage, Belleville sits below nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Between 2014 and 2024, jobs in Belleville dropped by 136, to 40. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. The top destinations are Watertown (21%), Ellisburg (17%) and DeWitt (8%). The average commute in the town is 27 minutes.
| Belleville | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
For Belleville, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.4% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Belleville. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Belleville is ahead of New York on 4 and behind on 8. Among adults locally, 41% sleep under 7 hours and 39% have obesity.
| Belleville | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Belleville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 39.2% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frederick Williams Memorial Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Belleville Fire Department Fireman's Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Belleville is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Where Belleville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
None within 15 miles of Belleville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Belleville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Belleville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Belleville had a population of 233. It was an incorporated village from 1860 to 1930.
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