Bedford, Texas demographics

Bedford, TX demographics: median age 39.5; 43.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bedford city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4807132. The survey estimates a population of 49,085 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bedford is 39.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 20,658 households (±711). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.5 ±1.1	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 49,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	10,469 ±1,058	21.3% ±2.2 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	10,820 ±1,029	22.0% ±2.1 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	19,346 ±1,178	39.4% ±2.4 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	8,450 ±667	17.2% ±1.4 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 49,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	23,324 ±884	47.5% ±1.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	25,761 ±873	52.5% ±1.8 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 49,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	30,782 ±1,756	62.7% ±3.6 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,826 ±1,355	11.9% ±2.8 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	54 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,356 ±1,207	6.8% ±2.5 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	12 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,912 ±610	3.9% ±1.2 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,143 ±1,136	14.6% ±2.3 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 49,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,533 ±1,298	82.6% ±2.6 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8,552 ±1,292	17.4% ±2.6 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,658
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,757 ±499	42.4% ±1.9 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	801 ±253	3.9% ±1.2 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,664 ±450	12.9% ±2.1 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,994 ±758	33.9% ±3.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,442 ±304	7.0% ±1.5 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,658
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,392 ±488	26.1% ±2.2 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,266 ±1,010	73.9% ±4.2 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,658
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,994 ±758	33.9% ±3.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,152 ±673	34.6% ±3.0 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,127 ±517	15.1% ±2.4 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,712 ±312	8.3% ±1.5 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,047 ±260	5.1% ±1.2 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	450 ±219	2.2% ±1.1 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	176 ±68	0.9% ±0.3 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 49,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	42,191 ±1,111	86.0% ±2.3 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,894 ±1,103	14.0% ±2.2 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 45,597
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	36,526 ±1,437	80.1% ±3.0 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	4,795 ±883	10.5% ±1.9 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	472 ±271 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	133 ±118 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	122 ±101 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,670 ±937 · low precision	3.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	154 ±123 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	68 ±60 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	95 ±83 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	182 ±153 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	398 ±286 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	706 ±352	1.5% ±0.8 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	276 ±261 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 34,648
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,860 ±401	5.4% ±1.2 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,717 ±683	19.4% ±1.9 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,332 ±802	24.0% ±2.2 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,674 ±355	7.7% ±1.0 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	10,140 ±870	29.3% ±2.4 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,925 ±586	14.2% ±1.7 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 48,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	40,080 ±1,183	82.9% ±2.4 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,716 ±844	9.8% ±1.7 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,044 ±589	4.2% ±1.2 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	786 ±269	1.6% ±0.6 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	735 ±492 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.6% of Bedford residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 95.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bedford	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.6% ±1.6 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.0% ±4.5 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.9% ±1.3 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bedford . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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