---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Bell County, KY"
classification: county
fips: "21013"
state: "KY"
demographics:
  population: 23509
  population_under_18: 5138
  population_18_64: 13918
  population_65_plus: 4453
  median_household_income: 31354
  poverty_rate: 28.82
  homeownership_rate: 58.83
  unemployment_rate: 10.11
  median_home_value: 89000
  gini_index: 0.5103
  vacancy_rate: 14.55
  race_white: 21769
  race_black: 705
  race_asian: 61
  race_native: 27
  hispanic: 114
  bachelors_plus: 3652
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/05"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9997
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/senate/29"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9992
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/house/87"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9992
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ky]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Bell County, KY

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 23509 |
| Under 18 | 5138 |
| 18–64 | 13918 |
| 65+ | 4453 |
| Median household income | 31354 |
| Poverty rate | 28.82 |
| Homeownership rate | 58.83 |
| Unemployment rate | 10.11 |
| Median home value | 89000 |
| Gini index | 0.5103 |
| Vacancy rate | 14.55 |
| White | 21769 |
| Black | 705 |
| Asian | 61 |
| Native | 27 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 114 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 3652 |

## Districts

- [KY-05](/us/states/ky/districts/05.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [KY Senate District 29](/us/states/ky/districts/senate/29.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [KY House District 87](/us/states/ky/districts/house/87.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries