Jury Pool Profile
Bell County, Texas
- County seat
- Belton
- Judicial district
- 27th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 402,248
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 386,897.
At a glance
Bell County is a 402,248-person venue. The county population is 49% White and 23% Black (Census race-alone categories). 26% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 42.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $69,108, $10,615 below the TX state median of $79,723; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.3% of covered employment, average pay $80,805/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.91%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 386,897
- Median household income
- $68,865
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 49%; Black: 23%.
Bell County has a population of 386,897, with a median age of 32.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 49.1%; Black residents 22.9%. Independently, 26.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,108; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.91%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.6% in 2024, 53.3% in 2020, 55.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 18.5% of the adult civilian population (48,220 individuals).