How many people live in Bell County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 399,600 people living in Bell County, TX. That makes Bell County the 15th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 1.3% of people living in the state.
400K
population of Bell County, TX (2024)
1.3%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 399,600 people lived in Bell County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Bell County, TX’s age demographics?
About 50,100 Bell County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 108,400 Bell County residents, or 27.1% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Bell County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Bell County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 27.3% of the Bell County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Bell County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (22.4%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Bell County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 42.2%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 3.2% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Bell County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Bell County, TX is Killeen with about 160,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Bell County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Killeen | 160,616 |
| 2. | Temple | 96,267 |
| 3. | Harker Heights | 35,263 |
| 4. | Belton | 25,635 |
| 5. | Nolanville | 7,395 |
| 6. | Morgan's Point Resort | 4,771 |
| 7. | Troy | 3,427 |
| 8. | Salado | 2,483 |
| 9. | Little River-Academy | 2,025 |
| 10. | Holland | 1,129 |
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