Bellevue-Joy, Texas
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| Males: 852 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 854 |  (50.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
| Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 76228
| Bellevue-Joy: | $76,449 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,135 (it was $16,678 in 2000)
Bellevue-Joy CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $174,064 (it was $56,100 in 2000)
| Bellevue-Joy: | $174,064 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $189,022; detached houses: $200,998; townhouses or other attached units: $192,838; mobile homes: $82,637
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bellevue-Joy, TX
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- 1,61995.2%White alone
- 492.9%Hispanic
- 181.1%Two or more races
- 110.6%American Indian alone
- 20.1%Asian alone
- 10.06%Black alone
Races in Bellevue-Joy detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 398.5 square miles.
Population density: 4.3 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Bellevue-Joy CCD: | 0.8% ($447) |
| Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita Falls, TX 
(30.8 miles , pop. 104,197).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Tarrant, TX (73.5 miles , pop. 402,130).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (95.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Bellevue, TX (2.8 miles ),
), Scotland, TX (4.3 miles ),
), Sunset, TX (4.8 miles ),
), Jolly, TX (4.9 miles),
Terral, OK (5.0 miles )
)Latitude: 33.58 N, Longitude: 98.14 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 940
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.0%)
- Health care (10.7%)
- Educational services (9.4%)
- Construction (6.4%)
- Public administration (4.8%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (3.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (22.6%)
- Construction (10.7%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (5.2%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Metal & metal products (4.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.9%)
- Truck transportation (3.9%)
- Health care (23.9%)
- Educational services (18.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (14.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.1%)
- Cashiers (6.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.8%)
- Registered nurses (4.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
Average climate in Bellevue-Joy, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bellevue-Joy-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1964, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.4 miles away from the Bellevue-Joy place center killed 7 people and injured 111 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/14/1986, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bellevue-Joy-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 561% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 155.8 miles away from Bellevue-Joy center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 208.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 156.8 miles away from Bellevue-Joy center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 183.0 miles away from the city center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 203.7 miles away from Bellevue-Joy center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 155.1 miles away from Bellevue-Joy center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clay County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 6, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellevue-Joy:
- Midwestern State University (about 31 miles; Wichita Falls, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,901)
- North Central Texas College (about 56 miles; Gainesville, TX; FT enrollment: 6,550)
- Weatherford College (about 62 miles; Weatherford, TX; FT enrollment: 4,080)
- University of North Texas (about 63 miles; Denton, TX; FT enrollment: 31,694)
- Texas Woman's University (about 64 miles; Denton, TX; FT enrollment: 11,837)
- Cameron University (about 73 miles; Lawton, OK; FT enrollment: 4,695)
- Tarrant County College District (about 75 miles; Fort Worth, TX; FT enrollment: 33,775)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Bellevue-Joy: Alice Public Library (A), Vashti Volunteer Fire Department (B), Joy Volunteer Fire Department (C), Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Bellevue-Joy: Pleasant Mound Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1), Prospect Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3), Shannon Cemetery (4), Friendship Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (B), Burns Lake (C), Hapgood Lake (D), Scaling Lake (E), Windthorst Lake (F), Stephens Lake (G), Berend Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Willow Creek (A), Smith Creek (B), Russell Creek (C), Joy Creek (D), Buffalo Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Texas: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 75.2% |
| Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
| This place: | 9.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.4% |
| This place: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Bellevue-Joy:
- Never married: 16.2%
- Now married: 68.8%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 6.9%
For population 25 years and over in Bellevue-Joy:
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.8 |
| Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bellevue-Joy, TX (based on Clay County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,401 | 19 |
| Mainline Protestant | 724 | 6 |
| Catholic | 180 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | - |
| None | 4,445 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
| Clay County: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Clay County: | 0.90 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
| Clay County: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
| Clay County: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.4% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Clay County: | 28.0% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bellevue-Joy:
- KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bellevue-Joy:
- KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
- KRNB (105.7 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
- KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KDKR (91.3 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KHCK-FM (99.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: KHCK-FM LICENSE CORP.)
- KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KWFS-FM (102.3 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBZS (106.3 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KQXC-FM (103.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLUR (99.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KNIN-FM (92.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTEO (90.5 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
- KMOC (89.5 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN SERVICE FOUNDATION, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bellevue-Joy:
- KFDX-TV (Channel 3; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF WICHITA FALLS, L.L.C.)
- KAUZ-TV (Channel 6; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF WICHITA FALLS, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 42.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 35.2%Electricity
- 18.7%Utility gas
- 2.6%Wood
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 65.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.0%Utility gas
- 15.1%Electricity
- 2.8%Wood
Bellevue-Joy compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.