[6] Bells was the home of the now-defunct West Tennessee Okra Festival.

The Festival was always held during August, the peak of the okra season.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,463 people, 917 households, and 640 families residing in the city.

There were 878 housing units at an average density of 386.5 per square mile (149.2/km2).

27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Pictsweet Company is currently owned and managed by three generations of the Tankersley family and sells frozen vegetables through both retail and food service outlets across the United States.