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Races in Bell County, Texas:
Detached houses: $144,239Here: $144,239State: $170,389 Townhouses or other attached units: $95,713Here: $95,713State: $159,697 In 2-unit structures: $136,947Here: $136,947State: $140,401 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,500Here: $137,500State: $134,235 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $350,000Here: $350,000State: $158,654 Mobile homes: $42,011Here: $42,011State: $42,156
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.1%
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, Harker Heights, Belton, Salado, Morgan's Point Resort, Nolanville, Little River-Academy, Troy, Rogers.
Neighboring counties: Burnet County , Coryell County , Falls County , Lampasas County , McLennan County , Milam County , Williamson County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bell County: Camp Arrowhead Boy Scout Camp (A), Ding Dong (B), Camp Kachina (C), Camp Kinsolving (D), Camp Mitchell (E), Camp Moonraker (F), Camp Tahuaya (G), Christian Farms (H), Bell County Sportsmans Club (I), Colonel Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation (J), Content (K), Maxdale Community Center (L), Solana Ranch (M), Finlayson Youth Camp (N), Little Flock (O), Variety Club Boys Ranch (P), Five Wells Roping Rodeo Arena (Q), Central Texas Area Museum (R), Armstrong Community Center (S), Gatesville Water Filtration Plant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bell County include: Cedar Creek Church (A), Cedar Knob Church (B), Cedar Valley Church (C), Prairie Dell Baptist Church (D), Elm Grove Church (E), End of Time Church of God (F), Rock Creek Church (G), Antioch Church (H), Fellowship Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: White Hall Cemetery (1), Dyess Cemetery (2), Greathouse Cemetery (3), Wedel Cemetery (4), Allen Cemetery (5), Cedar Creek Cemetery (6), Volo Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Boyd Callan, Lake (A), Indian Lake (B), Lake Bratcher (C), Belton Lake (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 13 Reservoir (E), Stillhouse Hollow Lake (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holland Branch (A), Watkins Branch (B), Bennett Branch (C), Rock Creek (D), Payne Branch (E), Knob Creek (F), West Fork Deer Creek (G), Owl Creek (H), Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bell County include: Iron Bridge Park (1), Overlook Park (2), Stillhouse Park (3), Riversbend Park (4), White Flint Wildlife Management Area (5), White Flint Park (6), Owl Creek Park (7), Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area (8), Leona Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Bell County: Camp Arrowhead Boy Scout Camp (A), Ding Dong (B), Camp Kachina (C), Camp Kinsolving (D), Camp Mitchell (E), Camp Moonraker (F), Camp Tahuaya (G), Christian Farms (H), Bell County Sportsmans Club (I), Colonel Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation (J), Content (K), Maxdale Community Center (L), Solana Ranch (M), Finlayson Youth Camp (N), Little Flock (O), Variety Club Boys Ranch (P), Five Wells Roping Rodeo Arena (Q), Central Texas Area Museum (R), Armstrong Community Center (S), Gatesville Water Filtration Plant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bell County include: Cedar Creek Church (A), Cedar Knob Church (B), Cedar Valley Church (C), Prairie Dell Baptist Church (D), Elm Grove Church (E), End of Time Church of God (F), Rock Creek Church (G), Antioch Church (H), Fellowship Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: White Hall Cemetery (1), Dyess Cemetery (2), Greathouse Cemetery (3), Wedel Cemetery (4), Allen Cemetery (5), Cedar Creek Cemetery (6), Volo Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Boyd Callan, Lake (A), Indian Lake (B), Lake Bratcher (C), Belton Lake (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 13 Reservoir (E), Stillhouse Hollow Lake (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holland Branch (A), Watkins Branch (B), Bennett Branch (C), Rock Creek (D), Payne Branch (E), Knob Creek (F), West Fork Deer Creek (G), Owl Creek (H), Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bell County include: Iron Bridge Park (1), Overlook Park (2), Stillhouse Park (3), Riversbend Park (4), White Flint Wildlife Management Area (5), White Flint Park (6), Owl Creek Park (7), Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area (8), Leona Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 13,867 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 17,322 (48% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.9%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Bell County with a mortgage: 26,638 (813 second mortgage, 1,162 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 11,959
Adherents
Bell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/26/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
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Means of transportation to work
14.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,293 average adjusted gross income)
1.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,715 average AGI)Bell County: 1.28%Texas average: 0.20% 6.10% relocated from other counties in Texas ($12,060 average AGI) 7.54% relocated from other states ($15,517 average AGI)Bell County: 7.54%Texas average: 3.06%
14.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,271 average adjusted gross income)
0.73% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,698 average AGI)Bell County: 0.73%Texas average: 0.11% 5.94% relocated to other counties in Texas ($14,129 average AGI) 7.47% relocated to other states ($17,444 average AGI)Bell County: 7.47%Texas average: 2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 22.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 22.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 24,285 (20,751 aged, 3,534 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Household type by relationship
49,576 spouses, 74,410 children (66,944 natural, 1,820 adopted, 5,646 stepchildren), 4,200 grandchildren, 1,414 brothers or sisters, 1,225 parents, 2,973 other relatives, 4,542 non-relatives
Size of family households: 23,460 2-persons, 15,612 3-persons, 13,794 4-persons, 6,103 5-persons, 2,254 6-persons, 1,036 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 18,968 1-person, 3,438 2-persons, 475 3-persons, 191 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
82.3% of residents of Bell County speak English at home. 12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $3,735,942,000 ($14924 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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 83.18 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
42% of Bell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Texas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,800
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Parks & Recreation: $1,874,000
Regular Highways: $1,673,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,510,000
Financial Administration: $6,084,000
Police Protection: $4,507,000
Regular Highways: $4,119,000
General - Other: $3,790,000
Central Staff Services: $3,306,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,268,000
General Public Buildings: $2,026,000
Welfare - Other: $1,866,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $1,681,000
Natural Resources - Other: $309,000
Fire Protection: $64,000
Health Services - Other: $52,000
Welfare: $61,000
General Support: $1,820,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,364,000
Rents: $95,000
Police Protection: $339,000
General - Other: $328,000
Regular Highways: $259,000
Corrections - Other: $134,000
Financial Administration: $121,000
Judicial: $96,000
General Public Building: $78,000
Welfare - Other: $17,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Natural Resource - Other: $3,000
General Support: $330,000
Public Welfare: $162,000
Highways: $57,000
Total General Sales: $9,226,000
NEC: $2,227,000
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