COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mexia vs Bellmead
PLACE A
Mexia, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Bellmead, Texas
Mexia is 33% smaller than Bellmead. Bellmead earns more, with a median household income $9,853 higher. Bellmead has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
MEXIABELLMEADDIFFERENCE
Total population7,09110,592−33% vs Bellmead
Population density9851,534−549
Population growth-7.6%6.0%−13.6 pts
Median age40.136.1+4.0
Male51.9%50.9%+0.9 pts
Female48.1%49.1%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born16.3%19.3%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.4%28.8%+2.6 pts
Black27.7%13.5%+14.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.9%51.2%−12.3 pts
Asian0.6%2.1%−1.5 pts
Other1.4%4.5%−3.1 pts
Median household income$42,222$52,075−$9,853
Per capita income$21,518$27,876−$6,358
Poverty rate32.3%24.9%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.506−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%13.4%−1.8 pts
Graduate degree3.6%3.1%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%2.1%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation50.1%53.4%−3.3 pts
Median home value$109,900$155,100−$45,200
Median gross rent$887$1,107−$220
Owner-occupied58.3%59.8%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%6.5%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households52.4%61.9%−9.5 pts
Average commute20.223.0−2.8
Worked from home6.1%3.3%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured27.1%28.3%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025