Language Spoken At Home in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 282,057 | 100% |
English only | 233,510 | 82.8% |
Language other than English | 48,547 | 17.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,625 | 5.2% |
Spanish | 34,908 | 12.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,682 | 3.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,446 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,466 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,301 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,320 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 892 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 157 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 310,155 | 100% |
American | 14,191 | 4.6% |
Arab | 472 | 0.2% |
Czech | 4,120 | 1.3% |
Danish | 553 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,027 | 0.7% |
English | 24,791 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 5,337 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 906 | 0.3% |
German | 44,021 | 14.2% |
Greek | 578 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 162 | 0.1% |
Irish | 23,182 | 7.5% |
Italian | 7,243 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 109 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,765 | 0.6% |
Polish | 3,971 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 487 | 0.2% |
Russian | 575 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,001 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 4,692 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 253 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,428 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 1,919 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 281 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 201 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 949 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,889 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 103,715 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 75,114 | 72.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,756 | 38.3% |
Married-couple family | 54,155 | 52.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,434 | 24.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,185 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,143 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 16,774 | 16.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,179 | 11.7% |
Nonfamily households | 28,601 | 27.6% |
Householder living alone | 24,202 | 23.3% |
65 years and over | 6,540 | 6.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 43,558 | 42.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,360 | 17.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 300,634 | 100% |
Householder | 103,715 | 34.5% |
Spouse | 54,040 | 18.0% |
Child | 105,058 | 34.9% |
Other relatives | 22,994 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 14,827 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 4,534 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 115,585 | 100% |
Never married | 38,024 | 32.9% |
Now married, except separated | 61,840 | 53.5% |
Separated | 2,550 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 2,440 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 10,731 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 119,826 | 100% |
Never married | 27,480 | 22.9% |
Now married, except separated | 62,632 | 52.3% |
Separated | 4,731 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 8,847 | 7.4% |
Divorced | 16,136 | 13.5% |
Fertility in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,476 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,474 | 26.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,256 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,019 | 41.6% |
Less than 1 year | 709 | 9.8% |
1 or 2 years | 1,270 | 17.5% |
3 or 4 years | 305 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 735 | 10.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,019 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,884 | 62.4% |
Who are married | 2,250 | 74.5% |
School Enrollment in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 90,131 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,372 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 5,073 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 36,526 | 40.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 17,076 | 18.9% |
College or graduate school | 25,084 | 27.8% |
Educational Attainment in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 183,099 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,574 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,443 | 6.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,863 | 28.9% |
Some college, no degree | 52,380 | 28.6% |
Associate's degree | 18,612 | 10.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 25,537 | 13.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,690 | 7.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.4% |
Veteran Status in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 198,412 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 42,368 | 21.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 283,710 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,506 | 11.8% |
Under 18 years | 87,595 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,327 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 169,733 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,565 | 11.5% |
65 years and over | 26,382 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,614 | 40.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 304,921 | 100% |
Same house | 229,856 | 75.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 67,363 | 22.1% |
Same county | 35,157 | 11.5% |
Different county | 32,206 | 10.6% |
Same state | 11,617 | 3.8% |
Different state | 20,589 | 6.8% |
Abroad | 7,702 | 2.5% |
Place Of Birth in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 310,155 | 100% |
Native | 285,772 | 92.1% |
Born in United States | 268,492 | 86.6% |
State of residence | 144,684 | 46.6% |
Different state | 123,808 | 39.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 17,280 | 5.6% |
Foreign born | 24,383 | 7.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 24,383 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,852 | 44.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,531 | 55.5% |
Year of Entry in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 41,663 | 100% |
Native | 17,280 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 133 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 17,147 | 99.2% |
Foreign born | 24,383 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 472 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 23,911 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 24,383 | 100% |
Europe | 4,233 | 17.4% |
Asia | 6,162 | 25.3% |
Africa | 819 | 3.4% |
Oceania | 384 | 1.6% |
Latin America | 12,175 | 49.9% |
Northern America | 610 | 2.5% |