Bell, California demographics

Bell, CA demographics: median age 34.3; 9.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bell city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0604870. The survey estimates a population of 32,476 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bell is 34.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 9,171 households (±396). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.3 ±1.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	8,529 ±827	26.3% ±2.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	8,111 ±720	25.0% ±2.2 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	12,118 ±848	37.3% ±2.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,718 ±481	11.4% ±1.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	16,142 ±619	49.7% ±1.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	16,334 ±619	50.3% ±1.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	5,349 ±1,181	16.5% ±3.6 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	597 ±506 · low precision	1.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	803 ±369	2.5% ±1.1 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	451 ±249 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	49 ±86 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,485 ±1,225	29.2% ±3.8 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	15,742 ±1,524	48.5% ±4.7 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,427 ±962	10.6% ±3.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29,049 ±968	89.4% ±3.0 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,689 ±368	40.2% ±3.6 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,454 ±213	15.9% ±2.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,177 ±337	23.7% ±3.5 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,402 ±350	15.3% ±3.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	449 ±191	4.9% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,982 ±290	43.4% ±2.5 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,189 ±511	56.6% ±5.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,402 ±350	15.3% ±3.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,229 ±349	24.3% ±3.7 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,647 ±304	18.0% ±3.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,703 ±313	18.6% ±3.3 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	986 ±209	10.8% ±2.2 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	881 ±192	9.6% ±2.1 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	323 ±142	3.5% ±1.5 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	18,702 ±743	57.6% ±2.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	13,774 ±745	42.4% ±2.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 30,505
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	3,913 ±672	12.8% ±2.2 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	25,083 ±1,102	82.2% ±3.3 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	45 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	50 ±22	0.2% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	37 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	9 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	169 ±233 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	18 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	81 ±90 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	1,092 ±722 · low precision	3.6% ±2.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	8 ±44 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 20,746
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	8,774 ±807	42.3% ±3.6 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,884 ±616	28.4% ±2.8 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,297 ±488	15.9% ±2.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	782 ±197	3.8% ±0.9 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,604 ±365	7.7% ±1.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	405 ±146	2.0% ±0.7 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 32,207
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	30,825 ±457	95.7% ±1.4 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,145 ±445	3.6% ±1.4 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	122 ±138 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	74 ±77 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	41 ±48 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.5% of Bell residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 89.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bell	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.5% ±2.0 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.2% ±1.5 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.3% ±0.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bell . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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