Bell City vs Dudley

A side-by-side comparison of Bell City and Dudley: population, income, housing, and more.

Bell City and Dudley are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bell City has the higher population (554 vs 72 in Dudley). Dudley has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $31,058 in Bell City). Since 2019, Bell City's population has grown faster (+13.3% vs -62.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bell City	Dudley
Population	554	72
Median age	37.2 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$31,058	$51,875
Median home value	$50,000	—
Median gross rent	$367	$725
Housing units	236	56
Homeownership rate	56.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	27.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell City	Dudley
Population	489 → 554 (+13.3%)	194 → 72 (-62.9%)
Median household income	$28,333 → $31,058 (+9.6%)	$37,083 → $51,875 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$41,800 → $50,000 (+19.6%)	$78,800 → $129,200 (+64.0%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $367 (-30.1%)	$539 → $725 (+34.5%)

Bell City

Population

489554

Median household income

$28,333$31,058

Median home value

$41,800$50,000

Median gross rent

$525$367

Dudley

Population

19472

Median household income

$37,083$51,875

Median home value

$78,800$129,200

Median gross rent

$539$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell City	Dudley
Under 5	2.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	5.6%
18 to 24	20.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	17.1%	29.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	23.6%
65 to 74	7.9%	5.6%
75 and over	2.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell City	Dudley
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell City	Dudley
No high school diploma	21.4%	13.3%
High school graduate	50.3%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell City	Dudley
Drove alone	73.3%	52.7%
Carpooled	18.0%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	20.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell City	Dudley
1-unit, detached	51.3%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.5%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.8%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Bell City	Dudley
Poverty rate	30.7%	9.7%
Average household size	2.55	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1980	1988