What is the population of Bell County, Kentucky?

The population of Bell County, Kentucky is 24,516, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Bell County, Kentucky?

The median household income in Bell County, Kentucky is $33,051, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Bell County, Kentucky is $69,502, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Bell County, Kentucky is 10.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health D

Income F

Education F

Metric	Bell County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Population	24,516	4,499,518	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	67.8	111.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-2.07%	0.30%	0.57%
Median age	41.5	37.6	37.1
Households	9,526	1,791,595	128,459,983

Year	Bell County

Group	Share

Bell County has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Bell County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$33,051	$62,784	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.50%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Bell County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$69,502	$126,174	$242,182
Median rent	$616	$933	$1,342
Homeownership rate	61.1%	68.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Bell County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.1	20.8	22.5
Work from home	3.4%	9.1%	13.4%

Bell County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Bell County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	24.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.45	2.54

Bell County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric	Bell County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.2	75.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	31.4%	23.2%	16.3%
Smokers	33.2%	26.0%	19.0%