About Bell Acres

Bell Acres is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,382 people and just one neighborhood, Bell Acres is the 794th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bell Acres is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bell Acres is a borough of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bell Acres who work in management occupations (15.79%), sales jobs (11.92%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.99%).

In addition, Bell Acres is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Bell Acres is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bell Acres a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bell Acres has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bell Acres's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Bell Acres is a very car-oriented borough. 97.36% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Bell Acres is a small borough, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Bell Acres has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small borough, Bell Acres doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Bell Acres Information and Demographics

The citizens of Bell Acres are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.25% of adults in Bell Acres have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bell Acres in 2000 was $41,202, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,808 for a family of four.

The people who call Bell Acres home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bell Acres is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bell Acres include German, Italian, Irish, English, Polish, Scotch-Irish, Slovak, Scottish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Bell Acres is English.