One downside of living in Bell is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bell, the average commute to work is 33.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
A lot of people in Bell take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Bell, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
In Bell, just 8.83% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bell in 2018 was $21,024, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,096 for a family of four. However, Bell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bell, accounting for 89.14% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bell include Lebanese, English, Irish, Palestinian, and European.
Bell also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 41.71%.
The most common language spoken in Bell is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
