5309 Nw 15 St, Bell
Gilchrist County Real Estate - Bell
Bell is in North Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 456. Bell is approximately 33 miles from Gainesville (population 124,354) and around 33 miles from Lake City (population 12,046).
The median age for residents of Bell is 35.6. Around 37.7% of Bell households include school aged children and 29% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 94.2% of the Bell population are White, .4% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, .8% Asian and .4% are Two or more Races.
There are 202 housing units in Bell. 30 (14.8%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 59 residential rental units in Bell. 51 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 13.6%.
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Gilchrist County
Gilchrist County is located in North Central Florida, along with Alachua, Madison, Hamilton, Taylor, Suwannee, Union, Bradford, Lafayette, Dixie, Levy, Marion, and Columbia counties. Cities in Gilchrist County are Bell and Trenton (county seat).
The leading industries in Gilchrist County are healthcare, water bottling, dairy, and wood products. Major private sector employers for Gilchrist County are Ayers Health & Rehabilitation, CCDA Waters, Tri-County Health Center, Alliance Dairy, and North Florida Holsteins. Top public sector employers include Gilchrist School District, Gilchrist County Government, and Gilchrist Sheriff's Office.
The newest county in Florida, having been created in 1925, Gilchrist County is very rural. Owing to rapid population growth since the 1960s, the population is a bit over 16,000. There is only one traffic light in the entire county and no roads with more than one lane of traffic moving in one direction.
The rural county is a significant agricultural producer. It ranks number sixteen for number of cattle in Florida. Gilchrist also produces significant quantities of blueberries, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes, and squash.
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Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $44,504. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $13,349 per year. The top 10% earn more than $105,290 per year. The top 1% earn more than $282,221 per year. Most renters earn between $18,888 (20th percentile) and $35,256 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $89,008 and $111,260.
Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates
Local Rents
The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $661. Most renters earn between $1,574 and $2,938 per month. They typically spend 32% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $400 (20th percentile) to $886 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 8%.