Bell vs San Dimas

A side-by-side comparison of Bell and San Dimas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Dimas has the higher population (34,099 vs 32,830 in Bell). San Dimas has the higher median household income ($105,833 vs $60,641 in Bell). San Dimas has the higher median home value ($756,200 vs $561,400 in Bell).

Population, income & housing

	Bell	San Dimas
Population	32,830	34,099
Median age	33.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,641	$105,833
Median home value	$561,400	$756,200
Median gross rent	$1,538	$2,232
Housing units	9,088	12,421
Homeownership rate	26.7%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell	San Dimas
Population	35,682 → 32,830 (-8.0%)	34,048 → 34,099 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$44,327 → $60,641 (+36.8%)	$86,410 → $105,833 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$413,400 → $561,400 (+35.8%)	$576,800 → $756,200 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,192 → $1,538 (+29.0%)	$1,808 → $2,232 (+23.5%)

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

San Dimas

Population

34,04834,099

Median household income

$86,410$105,833

Median home value

$576,800$756,200

Median gross rent

$1,808$2,232

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell	San Dimas
Under 5	6.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.9%	10.6%
75 and over	4.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell	San Dimas
White (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	37.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	90.0%	37.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell	San Dimas
No high school diploma	42.5%	7.2%
High school graduate	30.0%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell	San Dimas
Drove alone	75.2%	71.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	10.5%
Public transit	4.6%	0.8%
Walked	2.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.0%	15.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell	San Dimas
1-unit, detached	47.3%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	7.4%
20 or more units	6.4%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Bell	San Dimas
Poverty rate	22.8%	9.2%
Average household size	3.64	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1956	1976