Bell, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

32,476

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

1.18% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.6%

5.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,020

0.625% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$591,600

Population & Diversity

Bell, CA is home to a population of 32.5k people, from which 73.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 42.4% of Bell, CA residents were born outside of the country (13.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.61 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (15.2k people) in Bell, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.46k Other (Hispanic) and 3.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

73.6%

2024 Citizenship

73.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 73.6% of Bell, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bell, CA was 73.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bell, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bell, CA

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
15.2k ± 1.52k
Other (Hispanic)
9.46k ± 1.22k
White (Hispanic)
3.1k ± 830

89.4%

Hispanic Population

29k people

89.4% of the people in Bell, CA are hispanic (29k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bell, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

42.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

13.8k people

41.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

13.7k people

As of 2024, 42.4% of Bell, CA residents (13.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bell, CA was 41.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bell, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
279 ± 211
Vietnam
86 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
50 ± 141

Bell, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.24 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bell, CA.

Economy

The economy of Bell, CA employs 14.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bell, CA were Manufacturing (1,848 people), Retail Trade (1,827 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,748 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,250), Public Administration ($55,565), and Manufacturing ($45,201).

Employment

Occupations

14.4k

2024 Value

± 992

1.97%

1 Year growth

± 9.22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bell, CA grew at a rate of 1.97%, from 14.1k employees to 14.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bell, CA, are Production Occupations (1,800 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,381 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,349 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bell, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

14.4k

2024 Value

± 992

1.97%

1 Year growth

± 9.22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bell, CA grew at a rate of 1.97%, from 14.1k employees to 14.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bell, CA, are Manufacturing (1,848 people), Retail Trade (1,827 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,748 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bell, CA, though some of these residents may live in Bell, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,280

Median earning men ± $3,556

$28,611

Median earning women ± $3,255

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,250), Manufacturing ($48,750), and Construction ($44,222).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,463), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,260), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,141).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bell, CA was $591,600 in 2024, which is 1.78 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $561,400 to $591,600, a 5.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Bell, CA is 26.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bell, CA have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bell, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$591,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,708

$2,427

Median Property Taxes

±$363

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bell, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bell, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

26.5%

Homeownership

2024

75%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 26.5% of the housing units in Bell, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 26.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bell, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,020

Median Household Income

± $4,687

9.17k

Number of Households

± 756

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.17k households in Bell, CA grew to $61,020 from the previous year's value of $60,641.

The following chart displays the households in Bell, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bell, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.4%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Public Transit (5.4%)

In 2024, 71.4% of workers in Bell, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bell, CA have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Bell, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bell, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bell, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bell, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bell, CA (7.01k out of 32.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bell, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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