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Population in July 2007: 1,316. Population change since 2000: +8.6%
 

Males: 573  (48.2%)
Females: 617  (51.8%)

Grayson County

Median resident age:  35.0 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75414.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,400 (it was $36,711 in 2000)
Bells  $38,400
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,100 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
Bells  $88,100
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Bells:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Bells: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.2%), Irish (13.5%), English (11.0%), German (9.1%), Scottish (2.0%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 681 feet

Land area: 2.29 square miles.

Population density: 559 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bells

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bells town

  • Never married: 15.3%
  • Now married: 64.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Bells, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bells to the number of sex offenders is 213 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bells:  1.2% ($778)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (9.7 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (45.3 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (62.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Savoy, TX (3.3 miles ), Whitewright, TX (7.2 miles ), Tom Bean, TX (8.1 miles ), East Grayson, TX (9.7 miles ), Ector, TX (9.8 miles ), Hendrix, OK (11.1 miles) , Kemp, OK (11.4 miles) , Ravenna, TX (12.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $136,100
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $186,100
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $20,600

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Latitude: 33.61 N, Longitude: 96.41 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +221 (+22.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (19%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


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Bells-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 197% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.9 miles away from the Bells town center killed 3 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1957, a category 4 tornado 31.4 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bells:
  • TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; DENISON, TX)
  • TEXOMA MEDICAL CTR RESTORATIVE CARE (about 16 miles; DENISON, TX)
  • REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TEXOMA (about 18 miles; SHERMAN, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bells:
  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 62 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: DAL)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 67 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
  • COX FLD (about 67 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bells:
  • SHERMAN MUNI (about 12 miles; SHERMAN, TX; ID: SWI)
  • JONES FIELD (about 17 miles; BONHAM, TX; ID: F00)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY (about 19 miles; SHERMAN/DENISON, TX; ID: GYI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bells:
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 34 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 44 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 46 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 50 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Bells:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Last May an F-3 tornado touched down near Anna and tracked NorthEastward through Wstminster and Pilot Grove killing 3 people and injuring many others. Less than 20 miles from Bells

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Cemeteries: North Cemetery (1), Rosehill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.4%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.2%
Whole state:  6.7%

Bells compared to Texas state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bells (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Bells/Savoy: The First National Bank Of Bells/Sav at Highway 82 East, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $40.0 mil, Deposits: $34.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Bells Bankshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 2$3,266$19,5960$0
Sewerage 2$4,147$24,8820$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$8,059$24,1770$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$443
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$1,461
Financial Administration 1$2,241$26,8920$0
Totals for Government 9$17,712$23,6169$1,904



Bells government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $108,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $203,000
    Water Utilities: $192,000
    Police Protection: $181,000
    Sewerage: $109,000
    Solid Waste Management: $67,000
    Regular Highways: $60,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Health Services - Other: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $600,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $235,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $210,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $570,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $30,000
    Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $142,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $18,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $218,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $156,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $156,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $114,000
    Property: $112,000
    Public Utilities: $31,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $232,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $39,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($152 average AGI)
Grayson County:  0.03%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Collin County, TX  0.93% ($54,244 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX  0.59% ($43,117)
from Denton County, TX  0.49% ($41,576)


6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,749 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.39%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,328 average AGI)
Grayson County:  0.05%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Collin County, TX  1.00% ($45,742 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX  0.56% ($32,755)
to Dallas County, TX  0.55% ($33,887)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bells:
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KMKI (620 AM; 5 kW; PLANO, TX; Owner: ABC, INC)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KJIM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHERMAN, TX)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bells:
  • KMKT (93.1 FM; BELLS, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KLAK (97.5 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KTDK (104.1 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KFYZ-FM (98.3 FM; BONHAM, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
  • KHYI (95.3 FM; HOWE, TX; Owner: METRO BROADCASTERS - TEXAS, INC.)
  • KLBC (106.3 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: TEXOMA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXEZ (92.1 FM; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: METRO BROADCASTERS-TEXAS, INC.)
  • K214CK (90.7 FM; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: BIBLE B/CNG NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bells:
  • KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
  • KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)

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