Bell vs La Verne

A side-by-side comparison of Bell and La Verne: population, income, housing, and more.

Bell and La Verne are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bell has the higher population (32,830 vs 30,804 in La Verne). La Verne has the higher median household income ($104,565 vs $60,641 in Bell). La Verne has the higher median home value ($793,900 vs $561,400 in Bell).

Population, income & housing

	Bell	La Verne
Population	32,830	30,804
Median age	33.9 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,641	$104,565
Median home value	$561,400	$793,900
Median gross rent	$1,538	$2,204
Housing units	9,088	12,036
Homeownership rate	26.7%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	41.4%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell	La Verne
Population	35,682 → 32,830 (-8.0%)	32,211 → 30,804 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$44,327 → $60,641 (+36.8%)	$88,131 → $104,565 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$413,400 → $561,400 (+35.8%)	$588,300 → $793,900 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,192 → $1,538 (+29.0%)	$1,510 → $2,204 (+46.0%)

Bell

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

La Verne

Population

32,21130,804

Median household income

$88,131$104,565

Median home value

$588,300$793,900

Median gross rent

$1,510$2,204

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell	La Verne
Under 5	6.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	14.5%
75 and over	4.3%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell	La Verne
White (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	44.1%
Black or African American	2.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	90.0%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell	La Verne
No high school diploma	42.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	30.0%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell	La Verne
Drove alone	75.2%	67.3%
Carpooled	12.1%	8.1%
Public transit	4.6%	0.6%
Walked	2.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	4.0%	20.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell	La Verne
1-unit, detached	47.3%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	6.4%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Bell	La Verne
Poverty rate	22.8%	8.2%
Average household size	3.64	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1956	1976