Bell County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 17,417
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 47,629
Renter-occupied apartments: 50,611 (it was 37,878 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 44% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 1060 sq. mi.
Water area: 28.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 342 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.2%), Retail trade (11.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 64%
- Government: 32%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 161,53144.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 92,76025.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 81,14022.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 13,2623.7%Two or more races
- 10,3312.8%Asian alone
- 2,4780.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 1,2100.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2120.06%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 31.5 years |
Texas median age: | 35.1 years |
Males: 181,222 | ![]() |
Females: 181,702 | ![]() |

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Bell County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $54,560 ($36,872 in 1999)
This county: | $54,560 |
Texas: | $64,034 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $754 (lower quartile is $582, upper quartile is $986)
This county: | $754 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $162,100 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
Bell: | $162,100 |
Texas: | $200,400 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,410Detached houses: $207,753
Here: $207,753 State: $268,991 Townhouses or other attached units: $169,390
Here: $169,390 State: $268,635 In 2-unit structures: $191,101
Here: $191,101 State: $309,107 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $238,364
Here: $238,364 State: $205,835 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $407,333
Here: $407,333 State: $312,503 Mobile homes: $72,799
Here: $72,799 State: $94,014 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,882
Here: $31,882 State: $52,538
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $492
Institutionalized population: 2,209
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 29
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 40
- Burglaries: 268
- Thefts: 471
- Auto thefts: 55
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 10
- Rapes: 29
- Robberies: 6
- Assaults: 38
- Burglaries: 273
- Thefts: 520
- Auto thefts: 58
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1082 buildings, average cost: $86,500
- 1998: 1155 buildings, average cost: $95,100
- 1999: 1179 buildings, average cost: $98,300
- 2000: 1321 buildings, average cost: $108,000
- 2001: 1515 buildings, average cost: $113,400
- 2002: 1769 buildings, average cost: $114,500
- 2003: 1845 buildings, average cost: $122,900
- 2004: 2351 buildings, average cost: $124,800
- 2005: 3047 buildings, average cost: $123,700
- 2006: 2514 buildings, average cost: $140,900
- 2007: 2270 buildings, average cost: $138,700
- 2008: 1599 buildings, average cost: $137,600
- 2009: 1841 buildings, average cost: $136,400
- 2010: 1750 buildings, average cost: $145,800
- 2011: 1646 buildings, average cost: $154,200
- 2012: 1846 buildings, average cost: $164,600
- 2013: 1861 buildings, average cost: $165,100
- 2014: 1846 buildings, average cost: $170,700
- 2015: 1680 buildings, average cost: $172,900
- 2016: 1581 buildings, average cost: $169,900
- 2017: 1600 buildings, average cost: $183,000
- 2018: 1822 buildings, average cost: $187,100
- 2019: 2111 buildings, average cost: $175,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,470 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,135 (1.6%)
Bell County: | 14.4% |
Texas: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 31.5 years old
(Males: 30.1 years old, Females: 32.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36.4 years old, Black residents: 29.9 years old, American Indian residents: 29.6 years old, Asian residents: 36.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.1 years old, Other race residents: 31.3 years old)
Area name: Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bell County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $879 a month.
Cities in this county include: Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Harker Heights, Belton, Northwest Bell, South Bell, Southwest Bell, East Bell, Salado.
2018 air pollution in Bell County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Houston County, Alabama , Sabine Parish, Louisiana
, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
, Lanier County, Georgia
, McIntosh County, Georgia
, Quitman County, Georgia
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Here: | 7.5% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Current college students: 13,867
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 30,008 (49.1% naturalized citizens)
Bell County: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 17.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 7,0232010 or later
- 7,6202000 to 2009
- 6,1641990 to 1999
- 4,2171980 to 1989
- 3,6571970 to 1979
- 3,099Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 89,775
- One, attached: 8,846
- Two: 8,045
- 3 or 4: 7,920
- 5 to 9: 6,583
- 10 to 19: 6,617
- 20 to 49: 3,921
- 50 or more: 3,946
- Mobile homes: 8,248
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 347
Housing units in Bell County with a mortgage: 44,503 (608 second mortgage, 1,281 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23,771
Here: | 65.7% with mortgage |
State: | 56.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Bell County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 84,720 | 225 |
Catholic | 25,366 | 9 |
Mainline Protestant | 16,861 | 44 |
Other | 14,386 | 19 |
Black Protestant | 5,378 | 19 |
None | 163,524 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Bell County: | 0.94 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Bell County: | 4.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.15 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Bell County: | 10.6% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Bell County: | 27.5% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 10.4% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Bell County:
Average size of farms: 217 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19,631
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $121.05
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20,769
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,173
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.34
Corn for grain: 67421 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 17372 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 747 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 613 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3,732 acres
Earthquake activity:
Bell County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 285% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 233.4 miles away from Bell County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 311.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 156.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 352.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 371.6 miles away from Bell County center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 194.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Rein Street Fire, Incident Period: June 03, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 03, 2008, FEMA Id: 2767, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Texas Rosewood Fire, Incident Period: January 05, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: January 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 2610, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Bell County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 130,035 (78.0%)
- Carpooled: 18,534 (11.1%)
- Bus: 733 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,214 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 85 (0.1%)
- Walked: 8,839 (5.3%)
- Worked at home: 7,265 (4.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Mexico (32%)
- Korea (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Dominican Republic (2%)
- India (2%)
- Jamaica (2%)
- American (16%)
- German (6%)
- Irish (3%)
- English (3%)
- European (2%)
- Czech (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Bell County, Texas in 2000:
- 4,710 people in military barracks, etc.
- 1,690 people in nursing homes
- 1,007 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 677 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 379 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 211 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 116 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 116 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 113 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 74 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 73 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 25 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 20 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 18 people in religious group quarters
- 17 people in other group homes
- 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
People in group quarters in Bell County, Texas in 2010:
- 4,084 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 1,374 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,035 people in college/university student housing
- 677 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 293 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 227 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 135 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 96 people in group homes intended for adults
- 66 people in correctional residential facilities
- 40 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 31 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 15 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
12.34% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,399 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 12.34% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
0.66% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,309 average AGI)
Bell County: 0.66% Texas average: 0.08%
5.05% relocated from other counties in Texas ($16,417 average AGI)
6.63% relocated from other states ($21,673 average AGI)
Bell County: 6.63% Texas average: 2.52%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Coryell County, TX | ![]() |
from Travis County, TX | ![]() |
from Williamson County, TX | ![]() |
from Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
from McLennan County, TX | ![]() |
from Harris County, TX | ![]() |
from El Paso County, TX | ![]() |
12.26% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,525 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 12.26% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
0.54% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,968 average AGI)
Bell County: 0.54% Texas average: 0.08%
5.31% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,008 average AGI)
6.41% relocated to other states ($22,549 average AGI)
Bell County: 6.41% Texas average: 2.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Coryell County, TX | ![]() |
to Williamson County, TX | ![]() |
to Travis County, TX | ![]() |
to Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to McLennan County, TX | ![]() |
to Tarrant County, TX | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 22.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 22.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 19.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 2.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 28,320 (23,162 aged, 5,158 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 11,339 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bell County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,613)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,190)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,039)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,555)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,459)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,426)
- Unspecified dementia (896)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (806)
- Congestive heart failure (708)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (646)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,605
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,107
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 65,386
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,021
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 692
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 56.6. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 30.6
- Other - 26.0
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 101.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 61.7
- Suffocation - 24.3
- Other - 15.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 362,924- Male householders: 66,708 (17,121 living alone), Female householders: 60,064 (17,615 living alone)
59,301 spouses (58,667 opposite-sex spouses), 7,050 unmarried partners, (6,517 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 120,300 children (111,153 natural, 2,379 adopted, 6,768 stepchildren), 9,945 grandchildren, 4,009 brothers or sisters, 6,612 parents, 0 foster children, 6,065 other relatives, 10,332 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 12,538
Size of family households: 35,665 2-persons, 18,626 3-persons, 16,669 4-persons, 9,627 5-persons, 3,540 6-persons, 1,406 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 34,736 1-person, 5,124 2-persons, 1,042 3-persons, 337 4-persons.
50,361 married couples with children.
37,532 single-parent households (7,675 men, 29,857 women).
80.4% of residents of Bell speak English at home.
14.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,735,942,000 ($14,924 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,654,381,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $733,937,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $189,270,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,092,000
Federal grants: $202,633,000
Federal procurement contracts: $631,926,000 ($609,441,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,973,084,000 ($1,835,916,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,908,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $397,498,000
Federal Government insurance: $91,946,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 29,773Here: | 116 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,431
Here: | 33 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,954
Here: | +12 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -7,194
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 83.18 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Bell County, Texas
- 14,0722014 or later
- 9,3632010 to 2013
- 31,7072000 to 2009
- 25,3671990 to 1999
- 18,2621980 to 1989
- 24,5961970 to 1979
- 10,2231960 to 1969
- 6,6671950 to 1959
- 2,1641940 to 1949
- 1,8271939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bell County, Texas
- 931 room
- 3922 rooms
- 6643 rooms
- 4,9944 rooms
- 16,4365 rooms
- 19,7456 rooms
- 11,1487 rooms
- 6,7348 rooms
- 8,0689+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bell County, Texas
- 1,8061 room
- 5,5662 rooms
- 13,0663 rooms
- 12,1734 rooms
- 13,4735 rooms
- 6,4786 rooms
- 3,3677 rooms
- 1,4318 rooms
- 1,1389+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bell County, Texas
- 93no bedroom
- 7951 bedroom
- 4,9742 bedrooms
- 34,9843 bedrooms
- 23,7394 bedrooms
- 3,6895+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bell County, Texas
- 1,862no bedroom
- 12,3711 bedroom
- 18,2222 bedrooms
- 18,8973 bedrooms
- 6,5054 bedrooms
- 6415+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bell County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,168no vehicle
- 13,3361 vehicle
- 32,1712 vehicles
- 13,3723 vehicles
- 5,8754 vehicles
- 2,3525+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bell County in renter-occupied apartments
- 6,336no vehicle
- 27,1071 vehicle
- 19,5312 vehicles
- 4,3343 vehicles
- 1,0804 vehicles
- 1105+ vehicles
75.4% of Bell County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Texas.
Bell County: | 75.4% |
State average: | 84.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 169,907
- Other state: 144,243
- Northeast: 17,066
- Midwest: 31,986
- South: 55,496
- West: 39,695
- 84.0%Electricity
- 13.5%Utility gas
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 90.5%Electricity
- 7.7%Utility gas
- 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 5.3% |
Texas: | 7.0% |
Here: | 8.2% |
Texas: | 6.6% |
Here: | 20.2% |
Texas: | 14.3% |
Bell County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,215,000
- Charges - Other: $12,686,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,623,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,115,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,816,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,015,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $20,831,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,154,000
Corrections - Other: $9,681,000
Financial Administration: $8,452,000
General - Other: $7,765,000
Police Protection: $7,032,000
Regular Highways: $6,390,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,908,000
General Public Buildings: $5,335,000
Central Staff Services: $5,055,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,684,000
Health - Other: $905,000
Public Welfare - Other: $822,000
Natural Resources - Other: $761,000
Local Fire Protection: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $632,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,509,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,725,000
Other - General - Other: $191,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,407,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,255,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $283,134,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,275,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,100,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $121,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,530,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,655,000
Rents: $147,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,356,000
Police Protection: $1,276,000
Financial Administration: $1,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $303,000
Regular Highways: $215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
Natural Resources - Other: $107,000
Corrections - Other: $89,000
General Public Building: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $69,000
Health - Other: $14,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,738,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $286,677,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,726,000
General Local Government Support: $580,000
Health and Hospitals: $561,000
Public Welfare: $199,000
Highways: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $71,038,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,831,000
Other License: $3,285,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,085,000
Bell County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,215,000
- Charges - Other: $12,686,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,623,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,115,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,816,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,015,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $20,831,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,154,000
Corrections - Other: $9,681,000
Financial Administration: $8,452,000
General - Other: $7,765,000
Police Protection: $7,032,000
Regular Highways: $6,390,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,908,000
General Public Buildings: $5,335,000
Central Staff Services: $5,055,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,684,000
Health - Other: $905,000
Public Welfare - Other: $822,000
Natural Resources - Other: $761,000
Local Fire Protection: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $632,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,509,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,725,000
Other - General - Other: $191,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,407,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,255,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $283,134,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,275,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,100,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $121,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,530,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,655,000
Rents: $147,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,356,000
Police Protection: $1,276,000
Financial Administration: $1,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $303,000
Regular Highways: $215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
Natural Resources - Other: $107,000
Corrections - Other: $89,000
General Public Building: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $69,000
Health - Other: $14,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,738,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $286,677,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,726,000
General Local Government Support: $580,000
Health and Hospitals: $561,000
Public Welfare: $199,000
Highways: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $71,038,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,831,000
Other License: $3,285,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,085,000
Bell County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,215,000
- Charges - Other: $12,686,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,623,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,115,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,816,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,015,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $20,831,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,154,000
Corrections - Other: $9,681,000
Financial Administration: $8,452,000
General - Other: $7,765,000
Police Protection: $7,032,000
Regular Highways: $6,390,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,908,000
General Public Buildings: $5,335,000
Central Staff Services: $5,055,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,684,000
Health - Other: $905,000
Public Welfare - Other: $822,000
Natural Resources - Other: $761,000
Local Fire Protection: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $632,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,509,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,725,000
Other - General - Other: $191,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,407,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,255,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $283,134,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,275,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,100,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $121,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,530,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,655,000
Rents: $147,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,356,000
Police Protection: $1,276,000
Financial Administration: $1,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $303,000
Regular Highways: $215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
Natural Resources - Other: $107,000
Corrections - Other: $89,000
General Public Building: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $69,000
Health - Other: $14,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,738,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $286,677,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,726,000
General Local Government Support: $580,000
Health and Hospitals: $561,000
Public Welfare: $199,000
Highways: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $71,038,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,831,000
Other License: $3,285,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,085,000
Bell County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,215,000
- Charges - Other: $12,686,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,623,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,115,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,816,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,225,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,015,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $20,831,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $19,154,000
Corrections - Other: $9,681,000
Financial Administration: $8,452,000
General - Other: $7,765,000
Police Protection: $7,032,000
Regular Highways: $6,390,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,908,000
General Public Buildings: $5,335,000
Central Staff Services: $5,055,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,684,000
Health - Other: $905,000
Public Welfare - Other: $822,000
Natural Resources - Other: $761,000
Local Fire Protection: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $632,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,509,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,725,000
Other - General - Other: $191,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $103,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,407,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,255,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $283,134,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,275,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $118,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,100,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $121,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,530,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,655,000
Rents: $147,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,356,000
Police Protection: $1,276,000
Financial Administration: $1,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $303,000
Regular Highways: $215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $123,000
Natural Resources - Other: $107,000
Corrections - Other: $89,000
General Public Building: $80,000
Correctional Institutions: $69,000
Health - Other: $14,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,738,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $286,677,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,726,000
General Local Government Support: $580,000
Health and Hospitals: $561,000
Public Welfare: $199,000
Highways: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $71,038,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,831,000
Other License: $3,285,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,085,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 5,136
- Number of aged recipients: 588
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,548
- Number of recipients under 18: 1,364
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,809
- Number of recipients older than 64: 963
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,612
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,260
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 47 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 3,161 | $143,291 | 993 | $137,188 | 3,536 | $145,484 | 304 | $38,447 | 10 | $2,559,200 | 521 | $97,031 | 94 | $67,457 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 137 | $144,153 | 55 | $139,418 | 318 | $135,786 | 59 | $32,424 | 0 | $0 | 32 | $113,469 | 23 | $76,130 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 804 | $143,447 | 190 | $100,884 | 1,177 | $129,627 | 412 | $30,102 | 2 | $6,952,000 | 176 | $100,744 | 84 | $72,143 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 329 | $140,687 | 117 | $134,026 | 944 | $136,482 | 81 | $68,407 | 0 | $0 | 113 | $93,938 | 19 | $87,211 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 28 | $149,464 | 26 | $113,692 | 278 | $127,673 | 51 | $88,843 | 0 | $0 | 25 | $92,160 | 12 | $60,667 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 38 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 150 | $156,253 | 88 | $160,864 | 4 | $131,250 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 37 | $175,811 | 23 | $194,609 | 5 | $74,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 10 | $127,400 | 8 | $224,625 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 8 | $132,625 | 9 | $138,667 | 1 | $106,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 9 | $107,000 | 1 | $51,000 | 4 | $90,000 |
Most common first names in Bell County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 858 | 73.6 years |
William | 839 | 73.6 years |
James | 818 | 71.6 years |
Mary | 740 | 78.7 years |
Robert | 603 | 71.6 years |
Charles | 454 | 71.1 years |
George | 349 | 75.1 years |
Joe | 289 | 74.2 years |
Frank | 275 | 75.1 years |
Willie | 263 | 75.4 years |
Most common last names in Bell County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 429 | 74.4 years |
Johnson | 288 | 72.7 years |
Brown | 270 | 73.8 years |
Williams | 254 | 72.6 years |
Jones | 249 | 75.2 years |
Moore | 200 | 74.9 years |
Davis | 191 | 74.2 years |
Jackson | 168 | 73.6 years |
White | 158 | 75.1 years |
Wilson | 158 | 74.6 years |
Businesses in Bell County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 9 | Little Caesars Pizza | 6 | |
AT&T | 6 | Long John Silver's | 3 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Macy's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Marriott | 4 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 3 | Mazda | 2 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | McDonald's | 11 | |
AutoZone | 5 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Avenue | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | Nike | 15 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | Nissan | 2 | |
Best Western | 3 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Olive Garden | 2 | |
CVS | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 5 | Panda Express | 1 | |
Chipotle | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Payless | 4 | |
Church's Chicken | 4 | Penske | 2 | |
Cinnabon | 2 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 2 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Cricket Wireless | 7 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Quiznos | 3 | |
Days Inn | 3 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Deb | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 3 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
FedEx | 27 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 8 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Sam's Club | 3 | |
Foot Locker | 2 | Sears | 4 | |
Ford | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 2 | |
GNC | 3 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
GameStop | 4 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
Goodwill | 4 | Staples | 2 | |
H&R Block | 9 | Starbucks | 6 | |
Hawthorn | 1 | Subway | 16 | |
Hilton | 2 | Super 8 | 3 | |
Hobby Lobby | 2 | T-Mobile | 9 | |
Holiday Inn | 4 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Home Depot | 2 | Taco Bell | 7 | |
Honda | 1 | Target | 2 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | The Room Place | 2 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | Toyota | 2 | |
IHOP | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
JCPenney | 2 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 6 | U-Haul | 11 | |
Jones New York | 4 | UPS | 32 | |
Journeys | 2 | Vans | 4 | |
Justice | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 4 | |
KFC | 3 | Victoria's Secret | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
Knights Inn | 2 | Walgreens | 4 | |
La Quinta | 3 | Walmart | 3 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Wendy's | 4 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 4 | YMCA | 1 |
Bell County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"