Bell County, TX

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2023 Population

379,811

1.87% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

About

In 2023, Bell County, TX had a population of 380k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bell County, TX grew from 372,821 to 379,811, a 1.87% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Bell County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Bell County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bell County, TX are Temple College (1,401 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (905 degrees), and Texas A&M University-Central Texas (715 degrees).

Most people in Bell County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Bell County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Bell County, TX borders Burnet County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Falls County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, and Williamson County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Bell County, TX is home to a population of 380k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Bell County, TX residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Bell County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

96%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96% of Bell County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bell County, TX was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Economy

The economy of Bell County, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Bell County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (21,456 people), Retail Trade (18,469 people), and Educational Services (16,521 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($75,216), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($59,500), and Public Administration ($58,225).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bell County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (19,244 people), Sales & Related Occupations (15,631 people), and Management Occupations (14,499 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bell County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bell County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (21,456 people), Retail Trade (18,469 people), and Educational Services (16,521 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bell County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bell County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($62,917), Manufacturing ($57,885), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,008).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($51,527), Construction ($43,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,680).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

414
Other Services (except Public Administration)
364
Retail Trade
338
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.94M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$547k
Retail Trade
$341k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Bell County, TX awarded 3,145 degrees. The student population of Bell County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,779 male students and 6,890 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bell County, TX are White (1,535 and 49.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (801 and 25.7%), Black or African American (494 and 15.9%), and Two or More Races (100 and 3.21%).

The largest universities in Bell County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Temple College (1,401 and 44.5%), University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (905 and 28.8%), and Texas A&M University-Central Texas (715 and 22.7%).

The most popular majors in Bell County, TX are General Studies (600 and 19.1%), Registered Nursing (291 and 9.25%), and General Business (207 and 6.58%).

The median tuition costs in Bell County, TX are $30,600 for private four year colleges, and $6,593 and $16,385 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Bell County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 95.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 7.82%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 10,669 (35.4% men and 64.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 10,669 students enrolled in Bell County, TX, 35.4% men and 64.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,614 records, of which 64.6% were women and 35.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
175 degrees awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences
66 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
66 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bell County, TX was Registered Nursing with 175 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bell County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Temple College
1,401 degrees awarded
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
905 degrees awarded
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
715 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Temple College with 1,401 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,033 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bell County, TX, which is 0.489 times less than the 2,112 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,535 degrees mean that there were 1.92 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 801 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,600) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,952) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Bell County, TX have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bell County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Bell County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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139k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Bell County, TX 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bell County, TX is from Bell County, TX.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Bell County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.7%)
Carpooled (10.9%)
Worked At Home (8.6%)

In 2023, 76.7% of workers in Bell County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (8.6%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bell County, TX have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.29% of the workforce in Bell County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bell County, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bell County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

N/A% of the population of Bell County, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bell County, TX see 1289 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.54% decrease from the previous year (1296 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1150 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 401 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,289 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bell County, TX

Primary care physicians in Bell County, TX see an average of 1,289 patients per year. This represents a 0.54% decrease from the previous year (1,296 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bell County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bell County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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