Bell County, Texas

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 379,811
Median household income: $66,051
Median home value: $221,100

Bell County, Texas counts 379,811 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $66,051 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Bell County's population grew 9.0% from 348,574 to 379,811, while its median household income rose 20.3% from $54,884 to $66,051.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 43.1% of the population. 76.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 379,811
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $66,051
Median home value: $221,100
Median gross rent: $1,168
Housing units: 151,858
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

348,574379,811

Median household income

$54,884$66,051

Median home value

$147,700$221,100

Median gross rent

$927$1,168

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	348,574	$54,884	$147,700	$927
2020	355,700	$54,987	$153,500	$946
2021	364,703	$57,932	$164,200	$990
2022	372,821	$62,858	$196,300	$1,095
2023	379,811	$66,051	$221,100	$1,168

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29,926	7.9%
5 to 17	75,080	19.8%
18 to 24	40,947	10.8%
25 to 34	60,810	16.0%
35 to 44	51,605	13.6%
45 to 54	40,131	10.6%
55 to 64	37,317	9.8%
65 to 74	27,220	7.2%
75 and over	16,775	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	163,585	43.1%
Black or African American	82,125	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	475	0.1%
Asian	10,947	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,448	0.6%
Some other race	1,571	0.4%
Two or more races	20,623	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98,037	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,027	9.0%
High school graduate	61,038	26.1%
Some college or associate's	88,235	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	42,123	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21,435	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	132,184	76.7%
Carpooled	18,793	10.9%
Public transit	588	0.3%
Walked	3,766	2.2%
Bicycle	161	0.1%
Worked from home	14,826	8.6%
Other means	2,036	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52,048	33.0%
15 to 29 min	63,097	40.1%
30 to 44 min	21,082	13.4%
45 to 59 min	9,087	5.8%
60+ min	12,214	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 14.6% (53,935 of 368,739)

	Count	Share
Family households	93,701	67.6%
Nonfamily households	44,856	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	138,557	91.2%
Vacant	13,301	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	77,808	56.2%
Renter-occupied	60,749	43.8%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	97,380	64.1%
1-unit, attached	6,909	4.5%
2 to 4 units	17,231	11.3%
5 to 19 units	13,663	9.0%
20 or more units	7,281	4.8%
Mobile home & other	9,394	6.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 48027
State: Texas
Land area: 1,054 sq mi
Water area: 36 sq mi
Center point: 31.0427, -97.4813

Cities & places

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