Bell County, Texas property records

Housing and market context: Bell County, Texas

2020–2024 ACS five-year estimates · County geography · U.S. Census Bureau ACS source

Population estimate

386,897

Median household income

$68,865

Median owner-occupied home value

$241,000

Median monthly gross rent

$1,224

Owner-occupied share

56.5%

Renter-occupied share

43.5%

Vacant housing share

8.2%

Tenure shares describe occupied housing; vacancy includes all housing units. Use this local housing mix to frame rental demand and carrying-cost questions, then compare the specific property with nearby homes. The ACS home-value median is a survey estimate for owner-occupied homes, not a current median sale price or a valuation of any property on this list.

Local labor benchmarks

Killeen-Temple, TX · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS source

• Construction and extraction (SOC 47-0000): $24.07/hour · U.S. mean $31.42/hour.
• Installation, maintenance and repair (SOC 49-0000): $26.05/hour · U.S. mean $30.44/hour.

These area employee mean wages help compare labor conditions. Contractor prices also include materials, benefits, overhead and profit; these figures are not repair bids.

Repair and holding-cost seasonality

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM, TX US · NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals · NOAA station (31.0372, -97.5283) · Station in the covered county area; 4.5 km from the covered-area reference point. · NOAA climate normals source

May averaged 4.85 inches of precipitation; August averaged a daily high of 96.0°F. Allow for weather delays on roof and exterior work, and heating or cooling while a home is held. These 1991–2020 station normals are not a forecast or a countywide parcel-risk assessment.

Market statistics describe their stated geography and survey period. Published-list counts and filing dates describe the selected records separately.