Bedford, Texas


Bedford is a city located in northeastern Tarrant County, Texas, United States, in the "Mid-Cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 49,928 at the 2020 census. Bedford is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District.
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Geography

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Bedford had a population of 49,928, 21,693 households, and 12,431 families residing in the city.
The median age was 40.1 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.4 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0% lived in rural areas.
There were 21,693 households in Bedford, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.2% were married-couple households, 19.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 22,863 housing units, of which 5.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 53.5% were owner-occupied and 46.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%.
RacePercent
White64.2%
Black or African American11.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Asian5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.8%
Some other race5.0%
Two or more races12.3%
Hispanic or Latino 16.9%

Local government

Tax rollback of 2005

  • In 2004, the Bedford city council determined that after years of cost-cutting, a property tax increase would be necessary. The council adopted a higher tax rate, but it triggered a tax rollback election in March 2005. The rollback provision passed and the city council revised the budget immediately due to the lack of funds, cutting city services including swimming pools, recreational centers, and the city library. However, an anonymous donation of $300,000 allowed the reopening of the library, one pool, the recreational center, and senior center. Another $20,000 was raised through a resident fundraising drive to help reopen the library. City records show they had budget surpluses in the following years.

Economy

Top employers

#Employer# of Employees
1Texas Health Resources1,480
2Carter BloodCare961
3HEB ISD796
4State National Companies559
5Walmart Supercenter415
6City of Bedford357
7Daystar Television Network296
8Bedford Wellness & Rehab150
9Kroger Foods101
10LINQ Transportation & Logistics90

Education

Notable people