Bedford

Population & Demographics

Bedford, TX

Bedford is home to 49,085 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,963 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
49,085
people
Population

49,085 residents

Median age 39.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bedford population & demographics

Who lives in Bedford — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
49,085
Median age
39.5yrs
Median household income
$83,971
Median home value
$350,700
Median gross rent
$1,502/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.5%
Poverty rate
7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bedford

How Bedford breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White58.1%
Hispanic or Latino17.4%
Black11.6%
Asian6.8%
Two or more races5.5%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Bedford

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bedford.

Bedford at a glance
Employed Residents
26,963
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fort Worth
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bedford proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bedford commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

59 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bedford

26,963 commutes, one dot at a time

Bedford

Where 26,963 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bedford, by worker count.

1Fort Worth12.9 mi4,390
2Dallas20.5 mi3,300
3Irving10.0 mi2,303
4Grapevine6.7 mi2,039
5Bedford0.0 mi1,943
6Arlington10.3 mi1,683
7Grand Prairie11.9 mi746
8Southlake7.1 mi561

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bedford.

1Fort Worth12.9 mi4,236
2Bedford0.0 mi1,943
3Arlington10.3 mi1,839
4Euless2.8 mi1,217
5Dallas20.5 mi1,089
6Hurst2.5 mi958
7North Richland Hills4.7 mi921
8Irving10.0 mi827

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bedford’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance28.7%
EDEducational Services16.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.7%
RTRetail Trade9.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.0%
FIFinance and Insurance7.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.7%
COConstruction2.0%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing1.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bedford

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Bedford

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