Bell Buckle, TN population, income and ZIP codes

Bell Buckle town is a very small community in Tennessee, with 654 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #352 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 30% of them. The median age here is 31.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Bell Buckle town earn a median of $83,452 a year, 6.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 49% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Bell Buckle town is valued at $321,400, 5.9% above the national figure and 68% above the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,406 a month, essentially level with the national figure, or roughly $16,872 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 654 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Bell Buckle town against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.