Bell

Population: 507
Median household income: $68,929
Median home value: $163,300

Bell, a community in Gilchrist County, Florida, has 507 residents. The median household income of $68,929 is above the Gilchrist County median ($61,070).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bell's population declined 12.9% from 582 to 507, while its median home value rose 105.4% from $79,500 to $163,300.

Households average 2.73 people. The median gross rent is $1,000.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 507
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,929
Median home value: $163,300
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 203
Homeownership rate: 71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

582507

Median household income

$30,446$68,929

Median home value

$79,500$163,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	582	$30,446	$79,500	$929
2020	573	$30,750	$76,300	$891
2021	457	$45,833	$87,300	$907
2022	469	$53,750	$98,900	$993
2023	507	$68,929	$163,300	$1,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 646.3%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	8.9%
5 to 17	89	17.6%
18 to 24	43	8.5%
25 to 34	71	14.0%
35 to 44	69	13.6%
45 to 54	95	18.7%
55 to 64	32	6.3%
65 to 74	25	4.9%
75 and over	38	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	380	75.0%
Black or African American	3	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	1.0%
Two or more races	16	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate52.4%

Some college or associate's17.6%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	16.1%
High school graduate	173	52.4%
Some college or associate's	58	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	30	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled28.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	171	68.7%
Carpooled	70	28.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.0%
Other means	3	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	24.6%
15 to 29 min	87	35.7%
30 to 44 min	27	11.1%
45 to 59 min	51	20.9%
60+ min	19	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 15.2% (77 of 507)

	Count	Share
Family households	130	70.7%
Nonfamily households	54	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	184	90.6%
Vacant	19	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	132	71.7%
Renter-occupied	52	28.3%

1-unit, detached41.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other56.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	85	41.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	114	56.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1204975
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.7568, -82.8620