Census place 4807408

Bellmead

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Bellmead city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Bellmead.

According to the 2025 estimate, Bellmead has a population of 10,592 and 1,534 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median home value is $155,100, below the comparison median of $256,600; median household income is $52,075, below the comparison median of $73,005; and population density is 1,534/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$155,100
Below the comparison median of $256,600
median household income
$52,075
Below the comparison median of $73,005
population density
1,534/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Bellmead's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
10,592
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.3%
Population estimate
Density
1,534/sq mi
6.9 sq mi land area
Median age
36.1 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$52,075
Median home value
$155,100
Median gross rent
$1,107
Bachelor’s degree or higher
13.4%
Typical commute
23 min
Drive-alone commute
82.7%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
0.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
40.2%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
77.4%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
52.3%
Unemployed residents 16+
1.1%
Working from home
3.3%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
88.5%
Homes built 2020+
1%
Households without a vehicle
2.6%
Households with children
39.9%
Residents with a disability
14.9%
Residents without insurance
28.3%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for McLennan County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
11
Hurricane declarations
5
Fire declarations
2
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: WACO RGNL AP (8 mi from place center)
Average high
78.6°F
Average low
55.6°F
Annual rainfall
36.4"
Annual snowfall
0.7"

Month by month

A year in Bellmead.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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