Bell Gardens, California demographics

Bell Gardens, CA demographics: median age 32.3; 7.1% 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 Gardens city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0604996. The survey estimates a population of 38,229 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bell Gardens is 32.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 9,713 households (±328). 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	32.3 ±0.9	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	10,601 ±796	27.7% ±2.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	10,158 ±768	26.6% ±2.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	13,818 ±844	36.1% ±2.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,652 ±414	9.6% ±1.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	19,310 ±700	50.5% ±1.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	18,919 ±701	49.5% ±1.8 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: 38,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	4,101 ±974	10.7% ±2.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	212 ±136 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	663 ±302	1.7% ±0.8 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	212 ±128 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	18 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	11,016 ±1,366	28.8% ±3.6 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	22,007 ±1,603	57.6% ±4.2 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,094 ±276	2.9% ±0.7 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	37,135 ±275	97.1% ±0.7 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: 9,713
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,029 ±429	41.5% ±4.2 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,260 ±234	13.0% ±2.4 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,891 ±280	29.8% ±2.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,197 ±245	12.3% ±2.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	336 ±101	3.5% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,713
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,836 ±295	49.8% ±2.5 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,877 ±404	50.2% ±3.8 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,713
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,197 ±245	12.3% ±2.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,520 ±281	15.6% ±2.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,806 ±239	18.6% ±2.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,128 ±265	21.9% ±2.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,597 ±214	16.4% ±2.1 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,010 ±205	10.4% ±2.1 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	455 ±147	4.7% ±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: 38,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	22,382 ±839	58.5% ±2.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	15,847 ±842	41.5% ±2.2 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 36,019
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	3,947 ±658	11.0% ±1.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	31,794 ±639	88.3% ±1.5 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	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	52 ±56 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	33 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	38 ±65 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	62 ±67 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	39 ±64 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	50 ±81 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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: 23,546
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	11,212 ±892	47.6% ±3.6 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,387 ±558	27.1% ±2.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,287 ±418	14.0% ±1.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	995 ±242	4.2% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,327 ±294	5.6% ±1.2 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	338 ±136	1.4% ±0.6 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: 37,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	36,629 ±440	96.5% ±1.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,069 ±400	2.8% ±1.1 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	48 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	199 ±141 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 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

16.4% of Bell Gardens residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 92.9% 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 Gardens	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.4% ±2.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.9% ±4.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.9% ±0.4 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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