Bell Gardens

Population: 38,661
Median household income: $55,372
Median home value: $527,900

Bell Gardens, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 38,661 residents. At $55,372, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bell Gardens's population declined 8.9% from 42,421 to 38,661, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $388,100 to $527,900.

The median gross rent is $1,658. 6.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,661
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,372
Median home value: $527,900
Median gross rent: $1,658
Housing units: 9,957
Homeownership rate: 21.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,42138,661

Median household income

$42,223$55,372

Median home value

$388,100$527,900

Median gross rent

$1,252$1,658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,421	$42,223	$388,100	$1,252
2020	41,770	$45,289	$402,600	$1,296
2021	39,870	$50,311	$423,700	$1,388
2022	39,263	$53,935	$478,700	$1,544
2023	38,661	$55,372	$527,900	$1,658

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,278	5.9%
5 to 17	8,514	22.0%
18 to 24	3,968	10.3%
25 to 34	6,193	16.0%
35 to 44	5,068	13.1%
45 to 54	5,458	14.1%
55 to 64	3,519	9.1%
65 to 74	2,179	5.6%
75 and over	1,484	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	803	2.1%
Black or African American	450	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	122	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.1%
Some other race	19	0.0%
Two or more races	120	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,118	96.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma47.1%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,246	47.1%
High school graduate	6,637	27.8%
Some college or associate's	4,359	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,405	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	254	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit3.1%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,864	73.6%
Carpooled	1,892	11.7%
Public transit	493	3.1%
Walked	609	3.8%
Bicycle	157	1.0%
Worked from home	994	6.2%
Other means	112	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,007	13.3%
15 to 29 min	5,618	37.1%
30 to 44 min	4,859	32.1%
45 to 59 min	1,140	7.5%
60+ min	1,503	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.91
Poverty rate: 21.8% (8,321 of 38,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,190	84.0%
Nonfamily households	1,558	16.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,748	97.9%
Vacant	209	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,069	21.2%
Renter-occupied	7,679	78.8%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached16.3%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,492	55.2%
1-unit, attached	1,627	16.3%
2 to 4 units	1,063	10.7%
5 to 19 units	760	7.6%
20 or more units	539	5.4%
Mobile home & other	476	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0604996
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.9644, -118.1544

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