Blue Bell is a city of 6,424 people in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 120% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 75% of adults have a four-year degree. Median rent is $3,348 a month. The median household earns $171,818, about 109% above the national median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $171,818, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
75% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blue Bell
What changed most since 1990
White share92.0% → 84.7%(−7.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21%(43)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(55)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.7%(110)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.8%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 205 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Blue Bell, decade by decade
Blue Bell population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,091
$174,641
$583,697
56.1%
18.7
2000
6,395
$171,527
$459,057
61.7%
24.4
2010
6,067
$170,393
$637,575
64.0%
30.7
2020
6,506
$165,814
$619,352
76.1%
40.3
2024
6,424
$171,818
$614,000
75.0%
34.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
