Bell County, Texas (TX)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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 .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Bell County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bell County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

12.34% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,399 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Coryell County, TX	0.89% ($36,078 average AGI)
from Travis County, TX	0.56% ($34,940)
from Williamson County, TX	0.52% ($49,721)
from Bexar County, TX	0.29% ($41,102)
from McLennan County, TX	0.29% ($41,063)
from Harris County, TX	0.27% ($39,093)
from El Paso County, TX	0.20% ($45,354)

12.26% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,525 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Coryell County, TX	0.81% ($34,143 average AGI)
to Williamson County, TX	0.50% ($56,650)
to Travis County, TX	0.47% ($40,477)
to Bexar County, TX	0.40% ($48,157)
to Harris County, TX	0.34% ($48,654)
to McLennan County, TX	0.30% ($47,441)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.26% ($53,041)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bell County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 83.18 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Bell County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Bell County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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"