Demographics of Bell city, California

Bell city, California had 31,625 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,822 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bell city, in four figures

31,625
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 32,476 ±39.; −5.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,822 people.; 34.3 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,020 ±$4,687
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bell city, California's population shrank 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bell city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Bell city, California's population shrank 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bell city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,447	100.0	100.0
2021	32,717	97.8	100.2
2022	32,283	96.5	100.7
2023	32,038	95.8	101.6
2024	31,895	95.4	102.5
2025	31,625	94.6	103.1

Population of Bell city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	33,447	—
2021	32,717	−730
2022	32,283	−434
2023	32,038	−245
2024	31,895	−143
2025	31,625	−270

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.3 ±1.4: for men 34.6 ±2.2 and for women 34.1 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,971 ±503	6.1% ±1.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,558 ±656	20.2% ±2.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,201 ±438	9.9% ±1.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,197 ±767	28.3% ±2.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,831 ±677	24.1% ±2.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,718 ±481	11.4% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,020 ±$4,687, and income per person $23,027 ±$2,247, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bell city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,923 ±358	21.0% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,009 ±372	21.9% ±4.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,589 ±291	17.3% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,170 ±275	12.8% ±2.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,667 ±308	18.2% ±3.3	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	399 ±132	4.4% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	414 ±181	4.5% ±2.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,008 ±1,124	21.6% ±3.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,252 ±437	26.4% ±4.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,496 ±713	18.9% ±3.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,260 ±324	23.3% ±5.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bell city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bell city	California	United States
Housing units	9,436 ±373	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±1.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	26.5% ±3.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	73.5% ±4.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$591,600 ±$31,708	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,575 ±$59	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bell city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	29,049 ±968	89.4% ±3.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,248 ±847	6.9% ±2.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	91 to 1,103	0.3% to 3.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	59 to 593	0.2% to 1.8%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 135	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 276	0% to 0.8%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bell city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	17,719 ±680	54.6% ±2.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	640 ±192	2.0% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	91 to 595	0.3% to 1.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,774 ±745	42.4% ±2.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,204 ±671	16.0% ±2.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,570 ±819	26.4% ±2.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bell city among the places of California

252nd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Bell city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Foster City city	32,792 ±53
Dana Point city	32,790 ±59
Los Gatos town	32,786 ±41
Menlo Park city	32,727 ±45
Goleta city	32,685 ±44
Bell city	32,476 ±39
Atwater city	32,162 ±43
Fallbrook CDP	32,112 ±2,062
Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County)	31,969 ±2,236
Seaside city	31,814 ±40
San Pablo city	31,720 ±42

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bell city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026