Bell County, TX Population

Overview

364,703

Total Population

31.5

Median age

50.05%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

52.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

94,154

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bell County is 31.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bell County's population under 18 was 27.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bell County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bell County, 23.58% were under the age of 15, 24.01% aged 15 to 29, 41.49% aged 30 to 64, 9.75% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 397 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 50.05% females and 49.95% males in Bell County, TX.
The Bell County, TX gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 16,724.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 14,869.

Bell County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bell County population: 57.83% are White, 23.70% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.90% are Asian, 0.58% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.06% are some other race and 10.37% are multiracial.
Bell County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 94,154 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 270,549 (74.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bell County is White with a population of 210,914 (57.83% of the total population).

Bell County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 388,386 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Bell County's population increased by 73,393 (30.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bell County's population increased by 59,343 (18.97%), 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 2000 at 239,493.