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Bell County

Texas · 310,235 residents · 1,054 sq mi
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Bell County is a county of 310,235 people in Texas. The median age is 29.6, younger than the US median of 37.2. Growth has run 30% since 2000, or 72,261 more people. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $113,800. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 29.6
US median: 37.2
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
310,235
+30%since 2000
from 237,974 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
29.6
+1%since 2000
from 29.2 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,054 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
172K230K289K348K406K19902000201020202024Bell County
2024387K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 59.1%(28,365)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.9%(24,487)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.2%(22,232)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.1%(22,116)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 249.7%(30,001)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3417%(52,838)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.6%(39,003)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412%(37,298)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 648.7%(26,892)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 744.8%(15,032)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.8%(8,577)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.1%(3,394)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$48,618
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,872 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$22,722
+32%since 2000
from $17,219 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
26.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
14.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.424
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.6%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade6.4%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$113,800
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $75,700 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$820
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $543 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
55.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 55.7% in 2000
44.4% rent
Vacancy rate
15.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.80 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.76 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
24.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 41.1% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.3
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic57.3%(136,241)
Black19.9%(47,344)
Hispanic / Latino16.7%(39,701)
Asian2.5%(5,935)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic50.7%(157,289)
Black20.4%(63,380)
Hispanic / Latino21.6%(67,010)
Asian2.7%(8,350)
Other4.4%(13,788)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican14%(41,253)
Puerto Rican3.9%(11,490)
Central American0.9%(2,689)
South American0.4%(1,316)
Panamanian0.4%(1,312)
Spaniard0.3%(746)
Colombian0.2%(729)
Dominican0.2%(726)
Salvadoran0.2%(501)
Cuban0.1%(439)
Honduran0.1%(326)
Guatemalan0.1%(300)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(255)
Peruvian0.1%(178)
Nicaraguan0%(131)
Argentine0%(42)
Chilean0%(30)
Bolivian0%(12)
Ancestry
German13.4%(39,546)
English8.4%(24,816)
Irish6.8%(20,095)
American4.3%(12,687)
Italian2.1%(6,064)
Scotch-Irish2%(5,787)
French1.7%(5,157)
Scottish1.6%(4,699)
Czech1.4%(4,185)
Polish1.1%(3,331)
Dutch0.9%(2,507)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(1,727)
West Indian0.6%(1,637)
Norwegian0.5%(1,471)
Welsh0.4%(1,141)
French Canadian0.3%(1,018)
British0.3%(834)
Jamaican0.2%(726)
Arab0.2%(682)
Portuguese0.2%(588)
Russian0.2%(587)
Greek0.2%(471)
Canadian0.1%(352)
Hungarian0.1%(326)
Swiss0.1%(281)
Danish0.1%(268)
Ukrainian0.1%(227)
Lebanese0.1%(217)
Finnish0.1%(174)
Romanian0.1%(172)
Nigerian0.1%(166)
Croatian0.1%(150)
Lithuanian0.1%(149)
Austrian0%(138)
Slovak0%(113)
Turkish0%(99)
Slovene0%(94)
Guyanese0%(90)
Belgian0%(74)
Haitian0%(68)
Brazilian0%(66)
Israeli0%(65)
Egyptian0%(39)
Armenian0%(39)
Iraqi0%(36)
Latvian0%(34)
Moroccan0%(29)
Syrian0%(21)
Serbian0%(17)
Ethiopian0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
21.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 19.8% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.6%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 84.7% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
7.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.7 min
+33%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
81.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 81.4% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
10.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
4.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
14.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
31.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
8.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
21.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 21.9% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married34.1%(50,139)
Married53.9%(79,171)
Widowed2.3%(3,334)
Divorced9.8%(14,330)
Women 15+
Never married29.5%(44,416)
Married49.8%(74,962)
Widowed7.4%(11,122)
Divorced13.3%(20,054)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
14.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 44.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 9.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
9.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 8.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 67.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.7%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% 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)57.6%(27,782)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.4%(20,454)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.4%(7,911)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(778)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(186)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 48,220 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bell County, Texas?

Bell County, Texas has about 310,235 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bell County, Texas?

The typical household in Bell County, Texas earns about $48,618 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bell County, Texas expensive?

In Bell County, Texas, the median home is worth about $113,800, and the typical rent is about $820 a month.

How educated are people in Bell County, Texas?

About 21.2% of adults age 25 and over in Bell County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bell County, Texas?

About 14.1% of people in Bell County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bell County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Bell County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 119,147 residents, a change of about 62 percent over that period.

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