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Population (year 2000): 2,171. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,307 (+6.3% change)
Males: 1,075 (49.5%), Females: 1,096 (50.5%)
Crockett County
Zip code:
38006
Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $29,238 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,200 (year 2000)
Races in Bells:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.9%)
- Hispanic (22.8%)
- Black (21.2%)
- Other race (10.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.7%), Irish (5.5%),
German (3.7%), English (3.1%), French (1.1%).
Elevation: 357 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bells
- High school or higher: 61.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bells city
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 12.6%
16.4% Foreign born (16.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +514 (+31.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bells:
- HUMBOLDT GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles;
HUMBOLDT, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-BROWNSVILLE HOSP (about 15
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN)
- METHODIST LEBONHEUR HEALTHCARE-JACKSON (about 20
miles; JACKSON, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bells:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 16 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 60 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 78 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bells:
- THORNTON (about 9 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN; ID: 47M)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 17 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; ID:
M53)
- GIBSON COUNTY (about 23 miles; TRENTON, TN; ID: TGC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bells:
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; JACKSON, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 46 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 65 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
Public primary/middle school in Bells:
- BELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 386;
Location: 4532 HWY 88 S; Grades: KG - 05)
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