CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bell Buckle

Tennessee · 324 residents · 0.51 sq mi

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Bell Buckle is a city of 324 people in Tennessee. The median age is 37.4, about 4 years above the US median. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $50,000. Renters pay $270 a month at the median. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

324

−17%vs 2000

vs 391 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.51 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024529

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(18)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.3%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(27)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(15)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(10)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.3%(69)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(45)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(43)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(26)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(18)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(28)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,806

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,127

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,235 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,000

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(383)

Black2%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(322)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.4%(34)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.3%(7)

Ancestry

English20.6%(109)

Irish19.7%(104)

German16.1%(85)

American6.4%(34)

Scotch-Irish4.2%(22)

Italian4%(21)

Subsaharan African3.6%(19)

Polish2.5%(13)

Scottish2.3%(12)

French1.3%(7)

Welsh1.3%(7)

Swedish1.1%(6)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(4)

Russian0.8%(4)

Austrian0.4%(2)

Lithuanian0.4%(2)

Swiss0.4%(2)

Arab0.2%(1)

Danish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.0%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.6%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.3%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.4 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 17.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.5%(98)

Married51.8%(114)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced3.6%(8)

Women 15+

Never married35.8%(76)

Married43.4%(92)

Widowed9%(19)

Divorced11.8%(25)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.8%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.6%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.6%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 78.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)38.1%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.1%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era4.8%(1)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 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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