COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bell vs Bell Gardens
PLACE A
Bell, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Bell Gardens, California
Bell is 98% smaller than Bell Gardens. Bell earns more, with a median household income $3,640 higher. Bell has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -6%).
BELLBELL GARDENSDIFFERENCE
Total population57937,367−98% vs Bell Gardens
Population density35315,196−14,843
Population growth13.6%-6.1%+19.7 pts
Median age39.532.3+7.2
Male51.2%50.5%+0.6 pts
Female48.8%49.5%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born18.3%41.5%−23.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.3%1.4%+59.9 pts
Black0.5%0.6%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino34.8%97.1%−62.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.6%−0.4 pts
Other3.2%0.4%+2.8 pts
Median household income$65,938$62,298+$3,640
Per capita income$31,509$20,361+$11,148
Poverty rate13.1%20.0%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.412+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%7.1%+3.9 pts
Graduate degree1.3%1.4%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%5.9%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation65.6%60.3%+5.3 pts
Median home value$171,800$563,900−$392,100
Median gross rent$963$1,694−$731
Owner-occupied73.4%21.2%+52.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%2.7%+7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households23.6%54.4%−30.8 pts
Average commute26.127.9−1.8
Worked from home2.3%5.6%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Uninsured19.9%16.4%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025