Bell County vs Brazoria County

A side-by-side comparison of Bell County and Brazoria County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bell County and Brazoria County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brazoria County has the higher population (381,650 vs 379,811 in Bell County). Brazoria County has the higher median household income ($95,155 vs $66,051 in Bell County). Brazoria County has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $221,100 in Bell County).

Population, income & housing

	Bell County	Brazoria County
Population	379,811	381,650
Median age	32.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,051	$95,155
Median home value	$221,100	$276,800
Median gross rent	$1,168	$1,410
Housing units	151,858	146,587
Homeownership rate	56.2%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell County	Brazoria County
Population	348,574 → 379,811 (+9.0%)	360,677 → 381,650 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$54,884 → $66,051 (+20.3%)	$81,447 → $95,155 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$147,700 → $221,100 (+49.7%)	$197,700 → $276,800 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,168 (+26.0%)	$1,141 → $1,410 (+23.6%)

Bell County

Population

348,574379,811

Median household income

$54,884$66,051

Median home value

$147,700$221,100

Median gross rent

$927$1,168

Brazoria County

Population

360,677381,650

Median household income

$81,447$95,155

Median home value

$197,700$276,800

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell County	Brazoria County
Under 5	7.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.9%
75 and over	4.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell County	Brazoria County
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	42.9%
Black or African American	21.6%	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.9%	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	25.8%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell County	Brazoria County
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	26.1%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell County	Brazoria County
Drove alone	76.7%	81.1%
Carpooled	10.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell County	Brazoria County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Bell County	Brazoria County
Poverty rate	14.6%	7.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1995	1995