Bell County, Kentucky

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Bell County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,509	4,534,824	334,922,499	1709th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$31,354	$63,726	$80,734	3145th of 3,221
Median Age	41.7	39.1	38.9	1592nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.8%	27.6%	35.7%	2700th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$89,000	$205,600	$332,700	3104th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$592	$967	$1,413	3060th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.8%	16.1%	12.5%	150th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.1%	4.9%	5.2%	124th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	65.5	114.8	n/a	1304th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.7%	14.1%	3085th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.7	n/a	n/a	3019th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	58.8%	68.3%	65.2%	3039th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	24.0	26.4	1972nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	10.2%	15.1%	2820th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2282nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.2%	46.6%	46.9%	3055th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.9%	n/a	n/a	2796th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.5%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.1	32.5	61.4

Age in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	41.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	9,939	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.6%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.3%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.4%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.9%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	29.1%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,704	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	40.4%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.6%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.0%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	57.4%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	11,631	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.3%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.5%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	41.2%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$723	$1,544	n/a

Education in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	20.1%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.2%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.3%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.6%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Bell County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bell County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.5%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	5.5%	16.7%

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