Bell County, KY Population

Overview

24,674

Total Population

41.4

Median age

50.24%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

314

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bell County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bell County is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bell County's population under 18 was 21.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bell County, 17.71% were under the age of 15, 18.59% aged 15 to 29, 45.25% aged 30 to 64, 15.94% aged 65 to 84, and 2.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 120 more females than males in Bell County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.24% females and 49.76% males in Bell County, KY.
The Bell County, KY gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 946.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,039.

Bell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bell County population: 94.73% are White, 2.11% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.06% are some other race and 2.87% are multiracial.
Bell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 314 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,36 (98.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bell County is White with a population of 23,374 (94.73% of the total population).

Bell County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 30,025 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bell County's population decreased by 1,321 (4.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bell County's population decreased by 4,720 (16.44%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bell County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 23,568.