Bells City, Tennessee

Bells City is a one of the Crockett County, Tennessee, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 2171. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 2254, It is 172nd most populous in Tennessee. Its area is just over 2.28 square miles (5.91 square kilometre), of which, 2.27 square miles (5.88 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 125th smallest by size in Tennessee.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2171 people, 5369 households, and 3232 families residing in the city. The population density was 955.6 people per square mile (368.96/kmē), making it the 79th most densely populated city in Tennessee. There were 878 housing units at an average density of 386.8 per square mile (149.34/kmē). The average household size was 2.69 people, and the average family size was 3.28 people. The population's age distribution was 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 12% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median age was 30.4 years, The median age of males and females living in Bells City was 28.8 and 32.4 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 67.11% White, 21.19% Black or African American, 0.46% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.46% from two or more races and 10.78% Other races.

Bells city Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bells city Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bells City Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $29238, it is 219th wealthiest city by median household income in Tennessee. The median income for a family in the city was $31827, it is the 86th poorest city in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the city was $12455, making it the 36th lowest city by per capita income in Tennessee. The median income of city was $17203, Males have a median income of $20969 versus $14947 for females.

In 2000, 546 pupils and students, of which 54.58% are male and 45.42% are female, 25.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.68% nursery or pri school, 6.04% kindergarten, 54.95% elementary school, 23.99% high school and 9.34% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2171
April 2000 Estimate2317
July 2000 Estimate2320
July 2001 Estimate2319
July 2002 Estimate2306
July 2003 Estimate2272
July 2004 Estimate2269
July 2005 Estimate2264
July 2006 Estimate2248
July 2007 Estimate2252
July 2008 Estimate2254
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school181331
Kindergarten211233
Elementary school167133300
High school7853131
College or graduate school143751
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bells city, Tennessee$29238$31827$12455
Crockett County, Tennessee$30015$36713$14600
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587