Bells vs Whitesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Bells and Whitesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Bells and Whitesboro are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whitesboro has the higher population (4,154 vs 2,101 in Bells). Bells has the higher median household income ($89,635 vs $73,638 in Whitesboro). Whitesboro has the higher median home value ($211,900 vs $208,000 in Bells).

Population, income & housing

	Bells	Whitesboro
Population	2,101	4,154
Median age	35.1 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$89,635	$73,638
Median home value	$208,000	$211,900
Median gross rent	$877	$1,309
Housing units	827	1,632
Homeownership rate	72.5%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bells	Whitesboro
Population	1,679 → 2,101 (+25.1%)	3,998 → 4,154 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$71,625 → $89,635 (+25.1%)	$54,333 → $73,638 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $208,000 (+78.2%)	$105,900 → $211,900 (+100.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $877 (+21.0%)	$919 → $1,309 (+42.4%)

Bells

Population

1,6792,101

Median household income

$71,625$89,635

Median home value

$116,700$208,000

Median gross rent

$725$877

Whitesboro

Population

3,9984,154

Median household income

$54,333$73,638

Median home value

$105,900$211,900

Median gross rent

$919$1,309

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bells	Whitesboro
Under 5	7.2%	8.9%
5 to 17	24.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	6.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.7%
75 and over	3.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bells	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.1%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bells	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	32.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bells	Whitesboro
Drove alone	73.9%	78.4%
Carpooled	12.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	5.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bells	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	77.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Bells	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	11.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.75	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1985	1977