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Bell County

Population in July 2007: 5,799.
Males: 2,851  (49.2%)
Females: 2,948  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  36.5 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,251 (it was $44,671 in 2000)
East Bell:  $58,251
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,371
East Bell:  $23,371
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,758 (it was $82,100 in 2000)
East Bell:  $118,758
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $157,358; Detached houses: $166,305; Townhouses or other attached units: $43,383; In 2-unit structures: $77,376; Mobile homes: $63,943

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Races in East Bell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (11.5%)
  • Other race (6.2%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in East Bell: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 123 feet

Land area: 142.0 square miles.

Population density: 41 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in East Bell

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Bell CCD

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 68.4%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Texas:  13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

East Bell:  1.2% ($945)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Temple, TX (8.0 miles , pop. 54,514).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (66.2 miles , pop. 656,562).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (116.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Troy, TX (2.1 miles ), Temple, TX (2.8 miles ), Bruceville-Eddy, TX (3.2 miles ), Chilton, TX (3.4 miles ), Morgan's Point Resort, TX (3.5 miles ), Moody, TX (3.5 miles ), Northwest Bell, TX (3.6 miles ), Lott, TX (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 31.16 N, Longitude: 97.25 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 254

East Bell household income distribution East Bell home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



East Bell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.8 miles away from the East Bell place center killed 114 people and injured 597 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1997, a category 5 tornado 32.0 miles away from the place center killed 27 people and injured 12 people and caused $40 million in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near East Bell:
  • KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TEMPLE, TX)
  • SCOTT & WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TEMPLE, TX)
  • FALLS COMMUNITY HOSP AND CLINIC (about 25 miles; MARLIN, TX)

Amtrak station near East Bell:
  • 8 miles: TEMPLE (315 WEST AVE. B). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Bell:
  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 16 miles; BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 13,183)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 33 miles; KILLEEN, TX; FT enrollment: 6,777)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 33 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
  • AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)

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Churches in East Bell include: First Baptist Church (A), Troy First Assembly of God Church (B), Willow Grove Church (C), East Highway Baptist Church (D), East Highway Church (E), Ocker Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shiloh Cemetery (1), Old Troy Cemetery (2), Roberts Cemetery (3), Saint Joseph Cemetery (4), National Cemetery (5), Pleasant View Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Marek Lake (A), Zaleski Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Fork Deer Creek (A), Pecan Creek (B), Kings Branch (C), Salt Creek (D), East Fork Deer Creek (E), Cyclone Branch (F), Cottonwood Creek (G), Possum Creek (H), Ratibor Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.9%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.8%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Bell, TX



East Bell compared to Texas state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Bell County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (66%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for East Bell

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of God
Adherents46.9%22.0%9.9%4.1%2.5%
Congregations33.3%5.2%10.4%13.5%6.3%
NameLutheran ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Episcopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.9%1.7%1.6%7.5%
Congregations1.6%2.6%2.6%2.1%22.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


14.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.92%
Texas average:  8.37%

1.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,715 average AGI)
Bell County:  1.28%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Coryell County, TX  2.20% ($26,036 average AGI)
from McLennan County, TX  0.33% ($28,466)
from Williamson County, TX  0.33% ($41,752)


14.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.14%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.73% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,698 average AGI)
Bell County:  0.73%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Coryell County, TX  1.08% ($26,974 average AGI)
to Williamson County, TX  0.48% ($44,327)
to Travis County, TX  0.47% ($28,676)


Strongest AM radio stations in East Bell:
  • KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
  • KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
  • KRZI (1580 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
  • KTON (940 AM; 1 kW; BELTON, TX; Owner: SHELDON COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • KTEM (1400 AM; 1 kW; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Bell:
  • KWTX-FM (97.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WACO-FM (99.9 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBGO (95.7 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBDE (89.9 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KNCT-FM (91.3 FM; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
  • KLTD (101.7 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KLRK (92.9 FM; MARLIN, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)
  • KOOC (106.3 FM; BELTON, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KLFX (107.3 FM; NOLANVILLE, TX; Owner: SHELDON BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • KDHT (93.3 FM; CEDAR PARK, TX; Owner: EMMIS AUSTIN RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
  • KHHL (98.9 FM; LEANDER, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KWBU-FM (103.3 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • KVLT (88.5 FM; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KUSJ (105.5 FM; HARKER HEIGHTS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KXCS (103.9 FM; CAMERON, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
  • KBCT (94.5 FM; WACO, TX; Owner: KENNELWOOD BCST/G COMPANY, INC.)
  • KHTZ (94.3 FM; CAMERON, TX; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING CO)

TV broadcast stations around East Bell:
  • KCEN-TV (Channel 6; TEMPLE, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 6, INC.)
  • K38FN (Channel 38; WACO, TX; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • KWKT (Channel 44; WACO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXXV (Channel 25; WACO, TX; Owner: CENTEX TELEVISION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWTX-TV (Channel 10; WACO, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KNCT (Channel 46; BELTON, TX; Owner: CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE)
  • KWBU-TV (Channel 34; WACO, TX; Owner: BRAZOS VALLEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • KAKW (Channel 62; KILLEEN, TX; Owner: KAKW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)


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