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38006

Bells, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,303
Median household income
$70,047
People below poverty
15.1%
Median home value
$172,700

Income

The median income of households in 38006 was $70,047. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4
$15,000 to $24,999 14.5
$25,000 to $34,999 6.5
$35,000 to $49,999 8.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.5
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 20.5
$150,000 to $199,999 6.9
$200,000 or more 4.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47172
Female 43021

An estimated 78.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,788. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.4
Social Security 25.2
Retirement income 26.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.7
Cash public assistance income 3.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.2

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38006 in 2020-2024, 85% had health insurance coverage and 15% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.6% and public coverage was 43%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11.4%.


In 2020-2024, 38006 had a total population of 5,303 - 2,502 (47.2%) females and 2,801 (52.8%) males. The median age was 36.4 years. An estimated 27.1% of the population was under 18 years, 31% was 19 to 44 years, 21.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38006 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 179 180
5 to 9 191 243
10 to 14 307 144
15 to 19 265 67
20 to 24 186 133
25 to 29 182 101
30 to 34 88 257
35 to 39 291 253
40 to 44 68 87
45 to 49 104 57
50 to 54 117 184
55 to 59 171 230
60 to 64 164 132
65 to 69 151 73
70 to 74 156 126
75 to 79 70 98
80 to 84 49 51
85 and over 62 86

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 69.8% were White; 12.8% were Black or African American; 18% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 8.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 16.7% of the people in 38006 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 67.1% of the people in 38006 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,010 households in 38006. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.3% of the households in 38006 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.7% of all households, while 16.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.6% of all households.

In 38006, 41.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.2% of males and 53.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.7 17.9
Now married, except separated 51.2 53.2
Separated 0 1.7
Widowed 3.9 10.2
Divorced 8.2 17

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38006, 44 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.6% of the people living in 38006 were U.S. natives. 79.4% of the 38006 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.4% of 38006 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38006 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 38006.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38006 in 2020-2024, 12.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 12.9% of people at least five years old; 4.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 12.9
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 38006 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.6
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 3.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38006 was 1,389 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 67 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,083. College or graduate school enrollment was 239.

Educational Attainment of People in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.8
High school diploma or equivalency 32.1
Some college, no degree 32.3
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 10.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.4

Disability

In 38006, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 15.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38006, 66 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,845 69.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 504 19
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 300 11.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38006 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8
Construction 10.5
Manufacturing 18.2
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 12.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.2
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 6.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38006 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 730 27.6
Service occupations 446 16.8
Sales and office occupations 464 17.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 435 16.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 574 21.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.5% of 38006 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.9
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 10.8

In 2020-2024, 38006 had a total of 2,198 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.9
Mobile homes 10.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38006 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 71.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38006 had 2,010 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 188 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.6% while renters occupied 30.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.68 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.38.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 30.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38006:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 42.2
Electricity 54.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 2.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38006 was $172,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.4 % had a mortgage. 51.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,089 and for owners without a mortgage it was $467.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38006 was $896. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.