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 33.13 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.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Bell is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Bell, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The citizens of Bell have a very low rate of college education: just 8.74% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Bell in 2022 was $22,004, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,016 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 90.04% 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, Palestinian, Irish, and European.
Bell also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 41.64%.
The most common language spoken in Bell is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
