Bedford, TX Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,264 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 832 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 590 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,465 | 39.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,769 | 24.6 |
| College or graduate school | 2,608 | 23.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 32,109 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 530 | 1.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,590 | 5.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,543 | 20.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,429 | 29.4 |
| Associate degree | 2,713 | 8.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 7,974 | 24.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,330 | 10.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 93.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 35.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 38,653 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,532 | 24.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 21,334 | 55.2 |
| Separated | 681 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 2,013 | 5.2 |
Female | 1,745 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 5,093 | 13.2 |
Female | 3,068 | 7.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 643 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 218 | 33.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,638 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,977 | 13.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 9,462 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 540 | 5.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 30,685 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,616 | 11.8 |
Percent employed | 72.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 27,069 | 88.2 |
Percent employed | 85.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,550 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,346 | 37.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 44,288 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 20,258 | 45.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 23,041 | 52.0 |
Same county | 13,214 | 29.8 |
Different county | 9,827 | 22.2 |
Same state | 5,192 | 11.7 |
Different state | 4,635 | 10.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 989 | 2.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 47,072 | 100.0 |
| Native | 43,765 | 93.0 |
Born in United States | 43,070 | 91.5 |
State of residence | 23,452 | 49.8 |
Different state | 19,618 | 41.7 |
Born outside United States | 695 | 1.5 |
| Foreign born | 3,307 | 7.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,367 | 2.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,364 | 2.9 |
Not a citizen | 1,943 | 4.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,307 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 694 | 21.0 |
| Asia | 1,240 | 37.5 |
| Africa | 340 | 10.3 |
| Oceania | 54 | 1.6 |
| Latin America | 886 | 26.8 |
| Northern America | 93 | 2.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 44,288 | 100.0 |
| English only | 39,212 | 88.5 |
| Language other than English | 5,076 | 11.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,713 | 3.9 |
Spanish | 2,691 | 6.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 799 | 1.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,330 | 3.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 486 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 760 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 408 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 47,072 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 47,942 | 101.8 |
| Arab | 183 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 446 | 0.9 |
| Danish | 216 | 0.5 |
| Dutch | 806 | 1.7 |
| English | 6,665 | 14.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,473 | 3.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 245 | 0.5 |
| German | 8,033 | 17.1 |
| Greek | 129 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 197 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 6,338 | 13.5 |
| Italian | 1,488 | 3.2 |
| Lithuanian | 103 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 708 | 1.5 |
| Polish | 961 | 2.0 |
| Portuguese | 56 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 231 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,221 | 2.6 |
| Scottish | 1,197 | 2.5 |
| Slovak | 56 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 402 | 0.9 |
| Swedish | 541 | 1.1 |
| Swiss | 101 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 95 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 4,235 | 9.0 |
| Welsh | 283 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 189 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 11,344 | 24.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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