Bell

Population: 32,830
Median household income: $60,641
Median home value: $561,400

Bell is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 32,830 residents. Its median household income of $60,641 runs below the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Bell's population declined 8.0% from 35,682 to 32,830, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $413,400 to $561,400.

47.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,830
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,641
Median home value: $561,400
Median gross rent: $1,538
Housing units: 9,088
Homeownership rate: 26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,68232,830

Median household income

$44,327$60,641

Median home value

$413,400$561,400

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,538

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,682	$44,327	$413,400	$1,192
2020	35,301	$47,740	$436,400	$1,216
2021	33,915	$51,183	$450,900	$1,274
2022	33,377	$56,685	$551,700	$1,411
2023	32,830	$60,641	$561,400	$1,538

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,139	6.5%
5 to 17	6,640	20.2%
18 to 24	3,584	10.9%
25 to 34	4,734	14.4%
35 to 44	4,275	13.0%
45 to 54	4,050	12.3%
55 to 64	3,741	11.4%
65 to 74	2,255	6.9%
75 and over	1,412	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,954	6.0%
Black or African American	670	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.1%
Asian	314	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.2%
Some other race	50	0.2%
Two or more races	183	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,560	90.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma42.5%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,705	42.5%
High school graduate	6,143	30.0%
Some college or associate's	3,831	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,561	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	227	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit4.6%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,391	75.2%
Carpooled	1,670	12.1%
Public transit	629	4.6%
Walked	353	2.6%
Bicycle	21	0.2%
Worked from home	546	4.0%
Other means	200	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,221	9.2%
15 to 29 min	4,765	35.9%
30 to 44 min	4,299	32.4%
45 to 59 min	1,368	10.3%
60+ min	1,611	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.64
Poverty rate: 22.8% (7,467 of 32,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,354	83.3%
Nonfamily households	1,470	16.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,824	97.1%
Vacant	264	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,355	26.7%
Renter-occupied	6,469	73.3%

1-unit, detached47.3%

1-unit, attached13.2%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,301	47.3%
1-unit, attached	1,198	13.2%
2 to 4 units	1,209	13.3%
5 to 19 units	1,311	14.4%
20 or more units	586	6.4%
Mobile home & other	483	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0604870
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 33.9797, -118.1792

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