Bell Buckle

Population: 654
Median household income: $83,452
Median home value: $321,400

Bell Buckle, a community in Bedford County, Tennessee, has 654 residents. At $83,452, its median household income sits above Bedford County's $62,197.

From 2019 to 2023, Bell Buckle's population grew 20.2% from 544 to 654, while its median home value rose 87.4% from $171,500 to $321,400.

Owners occupy 78.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 654
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,452
Median home value: $321,400
Median gross rent: $1,406
Housing units: 235
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

544654

Median household income

$63,750$83,452

Median home value

$171,500$321,400

Median gross rent

$994$1,406

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	544	$63,750	$171,500	$994
2020	647	$61,587	$183,300	$1,750
2021	612	$65,500	$215,500	$1,111
2022	621	$78,750	$239,200	$1,417
2023	654	$83,452	$321,400	$1,406

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

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3427.8%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 742.0%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	12.1%
5 to 17	89	13.6%
18 to 24	75	11.5%
25 to 34	182	27.8%
35 to 44	53	8.1%
45 to 54	68	10.4%
55 to 64	71	10.9%
65 to 74	13	2.0%
75 and over	24	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	572	87.5%
Black or African American	15	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.9%
Two or more races	17	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	9.5%
High school graduate	101	24.6%
Some college or associate's	163	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	66	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked15.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	236	61.9%
Carpooled	16	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	15.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	18.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	26.5%
15 to 29 min	118	38.1%
30 to 44 min	29	9.4%
45 to 59 min	36	11.6%
60+ min	45	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 8.3% (54 of 648)

	Count	Share
Family households	161	78.2%
Nonfamily households	45	21.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	206	87.7%
Vacant	29	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	161	78.2%
Renter-occupied	45	21.8%

1-unit, detached98.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	232	98.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4704460
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5908, -86.3538