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Bell County School District

Bell County School District is a unified school district in Kentucky with a community population of 12,129. The median household income is $35,436 and the median age is 41.9.

12,129

Population

35

People / sq mi

$35,436

Median Income

41.9

Median Age

Bell County School District covers 350 sq mi of land at 34.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White96.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian70.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$35,436

Median Household Income

$20,973

Per Capita Income

21.7%

Poverty Rate

4.6%

Unemployment

Housing

$81,900

Median Home Value

$776

Median Rent

68.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

80.1%

High School+

12.9%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Bell County School District serves a community with a population of 12,129 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Kentucky.

The median household income in Bell County School District is $35,436, with a per capita income of $20,973. The poverty rate is 21.7%.

Bell County School District is 96.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 70.6% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Bell County School District, 80.1% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 12.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Bell County School District is $81,900, with a median rent of $776. The homeownership rate is 68.8%.

Data for Bell County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2100390).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.