Bell Gardens, CA Housing Market & City Data

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42,012
Population Estimate
$388,726
Median Home Value
92.6%
Employment Rate
5.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$531
Median Listing Price$723,499
Median Days on Market56
Active Listings13
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)22
Avg Listing Price$686,475
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-11%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.47
Family Dual Income54
Median Household Income$42,223
Median Individual Income$19,071
Home Ownership21.3%
Home Value$388,726
Median Rent$1,252
Rent Burden39.1%
Poverty28.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED50.1%
  • Highschool Education27.9%
  • Some College16.6%
  • Bachelors Degree4.3%
  • Graduate Degree1.1%
  • Total College or Above5.4%
  • Stem Degree33.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.0%
  • Female50.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married35.0%
  • Divorced7.6%
  • Never Married53.9%
  • Widowed3.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBell Gardens
State IDCA
Population42,012

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1834.1%
19–2916.6%
30–3913.6%
40–4913.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.2%
60–696.8%
70–793.3%
80+2.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.3%
Unemployment Rate7.4%
Disabled7.1%

ETHNICITY

White80.2%
Black1.2%
Asian0.6%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other16.9%
Multiple0.9%

OTHER

Hispanic95.8%
Limited English22.0%
Health Uninsured16.7%
Veteran0.6%

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Neighborhoods in Bell Gardens, CA

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  • Bell Gardens

    Bell Gardens ↗

    Median asking price
    $600,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    242
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.6/10 · 19 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.