Bell Population History 1990 - 2023

Bell Population Facts

What is the current population of Bell?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Bell is 31,864. Bell, California is the 1,259th largest city in the US.

What county is Bell, California in?

Bell is located entirely in Los Angeles County.

What is the size of Bell, California in square miles?

Bell has an area of 2.5 square miles.

What was the peak population of Bell?

The peak population of Bell was in 2000, when its population was 36,708. In 2000, Bell was the 874th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 1,259th largest city in the US. Bell is currently 13.2% smaller than it was in 2000.

How quickly is Bell shrinking?

Bell has shrunk 13.1% since the year 2000. Bell, California's growth is extremely below average. 97% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Bell, California?

Bell has a population density of 14,185.1 people per square mile.

Bell Demographics

What is the voting age population of Bell, California?

The total voting age population of Bell, California, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 16,960. The voting age population is 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

What percentage of Bell, California residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 9.3% of the residents of Bell are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Bell, California?

The racial demographics of Bell are 78.8% White, 16.6% Other, 1.7% Black, 1.6% Two or more races, 0.6% American Indian, 0.6% Asian and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 91.9% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Bell, California residents are below the poverty line?

In Bell, 24.0% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 36.9%. On a per-household basis, 20.2% of families are below the poverty line in Bell.

What percentage of Bell, California residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 63.4% of Bell residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Bell, California residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 53.8% of Bell residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 7.5% have a bachelor's degree and 0.7% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Bell, California residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Bell residents aged 5 and older, 89.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 86.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.4% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.5% speak an Asian language.

Bell Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Bell, California?

The unemployment rate in Bell is 7.4%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Bell, California residents work for the government?

In Bell, 9.3% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Bell, California?

The median household income in Bell is $44,327.

Bell Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Bell, California?

In Bell, 29.7% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Bell, California?

Renters occupy 70.3% of housing units in Bell.

What percentage of Bell, California housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Bell, 22.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Bell, California housing units were built after 2000?

In Bell, 1.5% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 140 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Bell, California?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Bell is $1,192.

What percentage of households in Bell, California have broadband internet?

In Bell, 76.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.