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Bell County, Texas

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 16,231 returns moved into Bell County and 15,553 moved out, a net gain of 678 returns, or 4.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

BellWilliamsonCoryellTravisHarrisBexarTarrant

Farther away

BellEl PasoEl Paso, COHonolulu, HIPierce, WA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Arriving returns listed 1.97 people each, the 5th-largest average among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. On balance, Bell gains the most returns from Travis County. The largest single source, Williamson County, supplied 8% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 51% of arrivals, above the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Williamson1,1261,249+123
  2. Coryell1,1871,031−156
  3. Travis777983+206
  4. Harris511389−122
  5. Bexar508369−139
  6. McLennan399419+20
  7. Tarrant310271−39
  8. Dallas332244−88
  9. El Paso161232+71
  10. El Paso, CO166184+18
  11. Honolulu, HI184162−22
  12. Pierce, WA139149+10

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 121 counties sent 20 or more returns each (69% of arrivals from within the US) and 103 received 20 or more (68% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 54% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 3,776 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Los Angeles, CA1793411,227
Lampasas13024946
Maricopa, AZ126226892
Denton125231151
San Diego, CA1162231,137
Milam11523234
Clark, NV1142311,068
Cumberland, NC1122681,113
Montgomery, TN112269691
Hays11221075
San Bernardino, CA1002081,114
Liberty, GA100259945
Muscogee, GA98208747
Brazos9717075
Riverside, CA911751,095
Comanche, OK90196257
Cook, IL86152926
Collin82154158
Montgomery80155128
Broward, FL771371,083
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Denton149257151
Lampasas14933646
Cumberland, NC1413131,113
Milam12124834
Comanche, OK117284257
Brazos11517775
Hays11419075
Collin113190158
Maricopa, AZ104189892
Montgomery103186128
Montgomery, TN101208691
Los Angeles, CA951671,227
Muscogee, GA89231747
Richland, SC80145987
Pulaski, MO77163556
Liberty, GA68160945
Guadalupe68136105
Falls6712035
Fort Bend63128146
San Bernardino, CA621181,114

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California697
  2. Florida429
  3. Georgia370
  4. Washington226
  5. New York221
  6. Arizona185

Departures to

  1. Florida352
  2. California311
  3. Georgia266
  4. Washington232
  5. North Carolina213
  6. Hawaii184

Four filing years

16,20114,7462019–2017,21115,0382020–2116,78815,3032021–2216,23115,5532022–23

InOut

Bell shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +11.2 in 2019–20, +15.9 in 2020–21, +10.5 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $52,127 Leaving
  • $53,388 Arriving
  • $68,755 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.

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