Tennessee · Census place 04720
Bells city, TN
Quick answer
Bells city has 2,531 residents, ranking #182 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $54,132, the median home is worth $164,000 and median gross rent runs $1,014 a month.
- Population
- 2,531Bells city residents
- Median household income
- $54,132Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $164,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,014Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bells city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bells city median would spend about 22.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.9% of residents and 51% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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