Demographics of Bedford town, Massachusetts

Bedford town, Massachusetts had 14,836 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +174 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 town, in four figures

14,836
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,727 ±35.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +174 people.; 44.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $172,400 ±$22,941
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bedford town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bedford town, Massachusetts'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 town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bedford town, Massachusetts'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	14,662	100.0	100.0
2021	14,534	99.1	100.2
2022	14,595	99.5	100.7
2023	14,763	100.7	101.6
2024	14,837	101.2	102.5
2025	14,836	101.2	103.1

Population of Bedford town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,662	—
2021	14,534	−128
2022	14,595	+61
2023	14,763	+168
2024	14,837	+74
2025	14,836	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±1.6: for men 43.9 ±2.4 and for women 44.7 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bedford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	712 ±210	4.8% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,347 ±331	15.9% ±2.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	805 ±297	5.5% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,700 ±479	25.1% ±3.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,347 ±512	29.5% ±3.5	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,816 ±386	19.1% ±2.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $172,400 ±$22,941, and income per person $93,318 ±$14,800, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bedford town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	290 ±129	4.9% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	487 ±199	8.3% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	546 ±202	9.3% ±3.4	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	356 ±141	6.1% ±2.4	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	943 ±255	16.1% ±4.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	631 ±174	10.8% ±2.9	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,616 ±297	44.6% ±4.7	22.3% ±0.2	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	790 ±295	5.5% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	55 to 285	1.9% to 9.3%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	451 ±182	5.8% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	73 to 265	2.1% to 7.2%	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bedford town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bedford town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	5,970 ±255	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.3% ±5.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.1% to 3.2%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.8% ±4.6	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.2% ±5.2	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$898,500 ±$42,993	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,622 ±$327	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±5	1964 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	547 ±251	3.7% ±1.7	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,338 ±730	70.2% ±5.0	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	150 to 600	1.0% to 4.1%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,625 ±644	17.8% ±4.4	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	18 to 412	0.1% to 2.8%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	315 to 929	2.1% to 6.3%	5.1% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	7,100 ±664	48.2% ±4.5	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,135 ±575	28.1% ±3.9	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	54 to 258	0.4% to 1.8%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,336 ±754	22.7% ±5.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,267 ±669	15.4% ±4.5	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,069 ±354	7.3% ±2.4	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Bedford town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

144th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Bedford town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Whitman town	15,295 ±47
Swampscott CDP	15,277 ±21
Holliston town	15,094 ±24
Dennis town	14,868 ±24
Hanover town	14,845 ±36
Bedford town	14,727 ±35
Wilbraham town	14,572 ±24
Nantucket town	14,483
Uxbridge town	14,473 ±41
East Bridgewater town	14,456 ±23
Kingston town	14,027 ±17

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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