Demographics of Bedford city, Texas

Bedford city, Texas had 47,958 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,855 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bedford city, in four figures

47,958
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,085 ±85.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −1,855 people.; 39.5 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,971 ±$3,905
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bedford city, Texas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bedford city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bedford city, Texas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bedford city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	49,813	100.0	100.0
2021	49,287	98.9	100.2
2022	48,902	98.2	100.7
2023	48,640	97.6	101.6
2024	48,625	97.6	102.5
2025	47,958	96.3	103.1

Population of Bedford city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	49,813	—
2021	49,287	−526
2022	48,902	−385
2023	48,640	−262
2024	48,625	−15
2025	47,958	−667

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±1.1: for men 38.1 ±1.6 and for women 40.6 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bedford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	3,488 ±784	7.1% ±1.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,981 ±711	14.2% ±1.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,968 ±625	8.1% ±1.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,716 ±1,090	27.9% ±2.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,482 ±931	25.4% ±1.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,450 ±667	17.2% ±1.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,971 ±$3,905, and income per person $44,439 ±$2,332, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bedford city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,063 ±383	10.0% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,661 ±548	17.7% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,622 ±571	17.5% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,329 ±587	16.1% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,184 ±503	20.3% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,874 ±351	9.1% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,925 ±301	9.3% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bedford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,546 ±761	7.3% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	995 ±299	9.6% ±2.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,769 ±435	6.5% ±1.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	782 ±234	7.2% ±2.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bedford city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bedford city	Texas	United States
Housing units	21,878 ±772	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±4.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.6% ±2.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.4% ±2.3	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$350,700 ±$7,775	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,502 ±$60	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bedford city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,552 ±1,292	17.4% ±2.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,541 ±1,619	58.1% ±3.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,699 ±1,349	11.6% ±2.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,356 ±1,207	6.8% ±2.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	64 to 368	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,676 ±648	5.5% ±1.3	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bedford city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	26,048 ±1,208	53.1% ±2.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,267 ±1,141	31.1% ±2.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	876 ±237	1.8% ±0.5	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,894 ±1,103	14.0% ±2.2	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,390 ±605	6.9% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,504 ±802	7.1% ±1.6	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bedford city among the places of Texas

76th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Bedford city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Little Elm city	54,820 ±67
Galveston city	53,424 ±36
Burleson city	52,918 ±68
Rockwall city	51,168 ±43
Grapevine city	51,139 ±41
Bedford city	49,085 ±85
Cedar Hill city	48,879 ±265
Huntsville city	47,864 ±48
Sherman city	46,397 ±42
Keller city	45,976 ±48
Haltom City city	45,767 ±46

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bedford city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 29 Places in Texas by median age
No. 72 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 89 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 94 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 105 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 106 Places in Texas by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026