Bells is home to 2,373 people in Tennessee. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. 25.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $169,000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,027, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bells
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants76.0% → 50.4%(−25.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age38.8 → 32.0(−6.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share29.3% → 20.0%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Bells's population equals 17% of Crockett County's. Its number of veterans equals 5.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.6% of the county's.
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)57.5%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 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
Bells, decade by decade
Bells 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
1,643
$42,848
$95,283
7.8%
53.8
2000
2,171
$53,262
$108,388
11.4%
74.1
2010
2,437
$56,464
$144,720
15.0%
73.1
2020
2,463
$43,762
$126,658
9.2%
79.1
2024
2,373
$56,027
$169,000
15.0%
74.2
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.
