2022 population: 388,386 ( 78,151 from 2010 , 17,742 from 2020)
Land area: 1053.8 square miles
Population density: 368.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	166,918	42.98%	6.1%
Black:	86,697	22.32%	36.8%
Indian:	1,708	0.44%	15.1%
Asian:	14,267	3.67%	34.7%
2+ races:	14,672	3.78%	47.1%
Hispanic:	104,124	26.81%	55.4%

Total non-White:	221,468	57.02%	44.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,744	18.5
Deaths:	7,168	9.7
Net Migration:	10,349	14.0
Net Immigration:	704	0.9

Change in White population:	9,629	3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	68,522	22.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
310,235
157,289	50.70%
63,380	20.43%
1,484	0.48%
10,595	3.42%
9,977	3.22%
67,010	21.60%
152,946	49.30%

2000
237,974
136,241	57.25%
47,344	19.89%
1,297	0.55%
6,940	2.92%
5,972	2.51%
39,701	16.68%
101,733	42.75%

1990
191,088
125,338	65.59%
35,238	18.44%
1,027	0.54%
5,453	2.85%
n/a
24,032	12.58%
65,750	34.41%

1980
157,889
111,158	70.40%
25,304	16.03%
458	0.29%
3,289	2.08%
n/a
17,393	11.02%
46,731	29.60%

1970
124,483
95,838	76.99%
14,361	11.54%
270	0.22%
715	0.57%
n/a
11,829	9.50%
28,645	23.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
52,002	21.9
15,527	6.5
9,358	3.9
764	0.3

21,048	8.8
51,213	21.5

Number	Rate
1990's
49,240	25.8
13,941	7.3
-10,761	-5.6
3,116	1.6

10,903	5.7
35,983	18.8

Number	Rate
1980's
47,468	30.1
11,486	7.3
-1,638	-1.0
n/a

14,180	9.0
19,019	12.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
609	0.5
n/a

15,320	12.3
18,086	14.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bell County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.7
102,628	26.4%
285,758	73.6%
42,044	10.8%

134,495
2.69

90,981	67.6%
63,087	69.3%
13,807	15.2%
43,514	32.4%

2010
Number	Percent
29.6
88,117	28.4%
222,118	71.6%
27,003	8.7%

114,035
2.65

80,449	70.5%
58,278	72.4%
11,567	14.4%
33,586	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
29.6
68,664	28.9%
169,310	71.1%
20,681	8.7%

85,382
2.68

62,259	72.9%
49,330	79.2%
7,068	11.4%
23,123	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
28.4
54,760	28.7%
136,328	71.3%
16,960	8.9%

67,611
2.69

51,243	75.8%
42,659	83.2%
4,821	9.4%
16,368	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.9
45,747	29.0%
112,142	71.0%
12,333	7.8%

52,995
2.77

41,284	77.9%
36,092	87.4%
2,961	7.2%
11,711	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Bell County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,096	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,833	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,073	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,616	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,971	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,193	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,711	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,198	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,740	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,053	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,082	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	19,331	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,065	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,691	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,805	6.5%
$200,000 or more	7,037	5.2%

Median Household Income	62,858
Per Capita Income	31,822

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,253	4.6%
Public Assistance	2,231	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	18,941	14.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	107,143	60.5%
Unemployed	9,423	5.3%
In Armed Forces	15,319	8.7%

Total Labor Force	131,885	74.5%
Not in Labor Force	45,212	25.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	50,550	45,621	52.6%
Non-Profit	4,231	7,513	36.0%
Self-Employed	7,457	5,176	59.0%

Local Government	4,751	8,450	36.0%
State Government	2,152	2,751	43.9%
Federal Government	7,481	5,900	55.9%

Total Private + Self	58,007	50,797	53.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18,615	24,614	43.1%
Total	76,622	75,411	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	20.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,177	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,025	22.3%
Professional, Technical	34,368	22.6%
Service Occupations	28,963	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	522	0.3%
All others	35,840	23.5%

White Collar		57.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,521	14.8%
Retail trade	17,059	11.2%
Educational services	15,974	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	13,045	8.6%
Public administration	12,225	8.0%
Construction	11,861	7.8%
Manufacturing	8,682	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,658	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	8,471	5.6%
Other services	8,247	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,333	4.8%
Finance and insurance	5,156	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,158	2.1%
Wholesale trade	2,762	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,140	1.4%
Information	1,992	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,188	0.8%
Utilities	1,108	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	611	0.4%
Management	182	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	64,484	17.30%
Puerto Rican	18,905	5.07%
Cuban	660	0.18%
Dominican	1,865	0.50%

Total Central American	5,123	1.37%
Costa Rican	39	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,940	0.52%
Honduran	343	0.09%
Nicaraguan	254	0.07%
Panamanian	1,294	0.35%
Salvadoran	1,236	0.33%
Other Central American	17	0.00%

Total South American	1,998	0.54%
Argentinean	259	0.07%
Bolivian	154	0.04%
Chilean	24	0.01%
Colombian	757	0.20%
Ecuadorian	145	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	539	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	113	0.03%
Other South American	7	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,577	1.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	2,730	0.73%
Filipino	2,142	0.57%
Indian	1,311	0.35%
Vietnamese	1,153	0.31%
Chinese	731	0.20%
Cambodian	349	0.09%
Japanese	307	0.08%
Thai	293	0.08%
Laotian	199	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	277,008	80.7%
Spanish	49,373	14.4%
German, other Germanic	2,981	0.9%
Korean	2,611	0.8%
Other Asian	2,314	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,723	0.5%
Other	1,588	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,478	0.4%
Tagalog	1,279	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	39,139	10.5%
American	27,026	7.2%
Irish	24,997	6.7%
English	23,848	6.4%
Italian	7,788	2.1%
European	6,201	1.7%
French	6,170	1.7%
Czech	5,135	1.4%
Scottish	4,404	1.2%
Polish	3,656	1.0%
Dutch	3,032	0.8%
British	2,861	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,556	0.7%
Norwegian	2,527	0.7%
African	2,261	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	357,722	96.0%
Not a citizen	15,099	4.0%

Native	342,274	91.8%
Foreign-born	30,547	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,969	3.5%	12,946	5.7%	58,840	25.8%	87,007	38.2%	40,173	17.6%	20,797	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,969	3.5%
9-12 Years	12,946	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	58,840	25.8%
Some College	87,007	38.2%
Bach. Degree	40,173	17.6%
Grad Degree	20,797	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	76,761	71,183	5,578	7.3%	6.4%
1991	76,160	70,986	5,174	6.8%	7.0%
1992	79,610	74,030	5,580	7.0%	7.7%
1993	84,196	79,202	4,994	5.9%	7.2%
1994	86,558	81,694	4,864	5.6%	6.6%
1995	89,857	85,371	4,486	5.0%	6.1%
1996	90,950	86,390	4,560	5.0%	5.8%
1997	92,277	87,474	4,803	5.2%	5.4%
1998	93,642	89,517	4,125	4.4%	5.0%
1999	94,410	91,145	3,265	3.5%	4.7%

2000	101,569	97,263	4,306	4.2%	4.4%
2001	103,024	98,027	4,997	4.9%	5.0%
2002	106,998	100,761	6,237	5.8%	6.3%
2003	108,732	101,919	6,813	6.3%	6.7%
2004	110,997	105,141	5,856	5.3%	6.0%
2005	114,590	108,776	5,814	5.1%	5.5%
2006	115,589	109,747	5,842	5.1%	5.0%
2007	118,680	113,296	5,384	4.5%	4.4%
2008	122,506	116,501	6,005	4.9%	4.9%
2009	127,238	118,800	8,438	6.6%	7.5%

2010	132,031	121,787	10,244	7.8%	8.2%
2011	133,430	122,377	11,053	8.3%	8.0%
2012	133,801	123,945	9,856	7.4%	6.7%
2013	135,078	125,664	9,414	7.0%	6.3%
2014	134,720	126,763	7,957	5.9%	5.2%
2015	136,340	129,940	6,400	4.7%	4.5%
2016	139,561	133,264	6,297	4.5%	4.6%
2017	142,097	136,005	6,092	4.3%	4.3%
2018	142,567	136,627	5,940	4.2%	3.9%
2019	143,787	138,259	5,528	3.8%	3.5%

2020	144,558	134,459	10,099	7.0%	7.6%
2021	148,428	139,842	8,586	5.8%	5.6%
2022	149,332	142,742	6,590	4.4%	3.9%
2023	151,178	144,385	6,793	4.5%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	148,787
Median Value	$196,300

Occupied	134,495	90.4%
Vacant	14,292	9.6%

Owned	73,362	54.5%
Rented	61,133	45.5%
Median Rent	$1,095

Single-Family Units	101,927	68.5%
Detached	94,978	63.8%
Attached	6,949	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,714	13.9%
Mobile Homes	9,516	6.4%

Bell County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bell County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Bell County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bell County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bell County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bell County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Bell County, TX