Bell Buckle, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 391. Estimated population in July 2024: 404 (+3.3% change)
Males: 204 (52.2%), Females: 187 (47.8%)
Bedford County
Zip code: 37020
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $27,188
Median house value: $85,600
Population by Race
Races in Bell Buckle:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Black (2.0%)
Ancestries: United States (19.9%), German (13.3%), Irish (12.8%), English (8.4%), French (3.1%), Polish (1.8%).
Elevation: 837 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bell Buckle
- High school or higher: 77.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bell Buckle town
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 12.8%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+12.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bell Buckle:
- BEDFORD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 19 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN)
- JOHN W HARTON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 19 miles; TULLAHOMA, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bell Buckle:
- SMYRNA (about 31 miles; SMYRNA, TN; Abbreviation: MQY)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 43 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: BNA)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 72 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bell Buckle:
- BOMAR FIELD-SHELBYVILLE MUNI (about 7 miles; SHELBYVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: SYI)
- TULLAHOMA REGIONAL ARPT/WM NORTHERN FIELD (about 18 miles; TULLAHOMA, TN; Abbreviation: THA)
- PUCKETT (about 19 miles; EAGLEVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: 50M)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bell Buckle:
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; Full-time enrollment: 16,617)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,260)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,654)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,346)
Private high school in Bell Buckle:
- THE WEBB SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location: P O BOX 488; Grades: 7 – 12)