| | People QuickFacts | Bell Gardens | California |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 42,757 | 38,041,430 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 42,072 | 37,253,956 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.6% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 42,072 | 37,253,956 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 5.2% | 11.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.1% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 49.5% | 57.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 6.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 13.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 95.7% | 37.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 2.7% | 40.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 91.5% | 84.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 45.0% | 27.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 93.0% | 43.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 41.6% | 80.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 4.9% | 30.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 244 | 1,997,566 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.6 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 9,986 | 13,680,081 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 25.9% | 56.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 22.6% | 30.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $331,000 | $421,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 9,940 | 12,433,172 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 4.21 | 2.91 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $12,026 | $29,634 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $38,971 | $61,632 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 25.0% | 14.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Bell Gardens | California |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,305 | 3,425,510 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 14.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 16.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.7% | 30.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 237,609 | 491,372,092 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 155,824 | 598,456,486 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 186,612 | 455,032,270 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,220 | $12,561 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 48,475 | 80,852,787 |