Census place 4807132

Bedford

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Bedford city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Bedford.

According to the 2025 estimate, Bedford has a population of 47,958 and 4,781 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: population density is 4,781/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi; median home value is $350,700, above the comparison median of $256,600; and median household income is $83,971, above the comparison median of $73,005. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density
4,781/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi
median home value
$350,700
Above the comparison median of $256,600
median household income
$83,971
Above the comparison median of $73,005

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Bedford's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
47,958
2025 estimate
Annual change
-1.4%
Population estimate
Density
4,781/sq mi
10 sq mi land area
Median age
39.5 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$83,971
Median home value
$350,700
Median gross rent
$1,502
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.5%
Typical commute
24.5 min
Drive-alone commute
73.5%
Public transit commute
0.1%
Walked to work
0.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
49.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
56.2%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
65.8%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.3%
Working from home
17.5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
95%
Homes built 2020+
0.6%
Households without a vehicle
3.8%
Households with children
26.1%
Residents with a disability
9.9%
Residents without insurance
11.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Tarrant County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
16
Hurricane declarations
8
Fire declarations
3
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: DAL-FTW WSCMO AP (7 mi from place center)
Average high
76.7°F
Average low
56.5°F
Annual rainfall
37"
Annual snowfall
1.6"

Month by month

A year in Bedford.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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