Bell Gardens, California

Los Angeles County

06-04996

Bell Gardens is a U.S. city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. It has about 45,800 inhabitants ( as of 2004). The metropolitan area has a size of 6.4 km ².

Demographic data

The average income of a household is $ 30,597, the median income for a family at $ 30,419. Males have a median income of $ 21,151 compared to women with an average of $ 16,461. The per capita income is 8415 USD. 25.3 % of the population and 27.3 % of families are below the poverty line. 33.5 % of the population is under 18 years old and 100 females aged 18 and over, there are 102.5 men statistically. The average age is 24 years. (As of 2000).

Most residents are Hispanics ( 93.4 %). Only 1 % of the population are people of color.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Eddie Cochran, Rock ' n' roll singer
• John Force racing driver