Bell County

Bell County has 386,897 residents across 17 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $68,865, 12% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $241,000, and 27% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

386,897residentsACS 2020–2024

$68,865median household incomeTexas: $78K

$241,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Bell County in TexasZIP codes in Bell County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas with Bell County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 17 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
76501	17,752	$63K	$173K	64%	20%	79%	23 min
76502	52,669	$82K	$273K	64%	39%	93%	23 min
76504	26,166	$53K	$174K	31%	20%	90%	22 min
76511	2,702	$69K	$223K	84%	15%	86%	34 min
76513	45,928	$81K	$290K	72%	32%	91%	28 min
76534	2,675	$81K	$210K	82%	28%	79%	32 min
76541	19,011	$37K	$116K	24%	9%	84%	27 min
76542	53,892	$74K	$244K	65%	28%	92%	28 min
76543	34,457	$49K	$154K	40%	17%	91%	27 min
76548	33,729	$81K	$288K	61%	30%	94%	26 min
76549	56,038	$71K	$226K	55%	24%	93%	28 min
76554	2,344	$76K	$177K	78%	21%	90%	26 min
76557	5,644	$86K	$232K	81%	25%	88%	29 min
76559	7,197	$76K	$264K	66%	33%	93%	26 min
76569	2,761	$65K	$126K	82%	19%	85%	33 min
76571	9,000	$112K	$466K	88%	44%	94%	29 min
76579	5,448	$85K	$230K	66%	23%	84%	26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

386,897 residents in 142,305 households, next to the Texas figure.

28%

under 18

27%

aged 18–34

12%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

155,018 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,000 (±$4,317).

57%

of households own their home

65%

of homes are detached single-family houses

14%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,224

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–201921%

2000–200919%

1990–199914%

1980–198914%

1970–197913%

1960–19697%

1950–19594%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,892.

$68,865

median household income

14.5%

of people live below the poverty line

6.8%

unemployment rate

27%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

14%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Bell County, Texas, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.