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Bedford County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Bedford County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bedford County, TN has a population of 51,291 that grew 7.8% over the past five years, with a median household income of $67,225 and relatively low housing costs — median home value of $255,300 and median gross rent of $917/month. The workforce of roughly 62.9% labor force participation skews toward production and trade occupations, with only 16.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $36,679 suggest a cost-competitive labor pool. A 4.0% unemployment rate and a foreign-born population of 8.6% — notably above many rural Tennessee counties — round out a workforce picture defined more by affordability than by educational attainment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

51,291

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,225

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.8% since 2018

Bedford County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,330 (75.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,126 (7.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,349 (6.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,380 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,056 (3.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone555 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,245
  2. 2.Arabic236
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island181
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)90
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic85

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,433

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,296

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,468

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,984
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,086
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,266
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,954
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,044

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,193
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,760
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,200
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,827
  5. 5.Service Occupations3,801

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.88×)4,507
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.56×)2,601
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.34×)1,885
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)1,283
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)2,763

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$255,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$917/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,545 (18.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,183 (15.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,157 (15.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,269 (9.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,227 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999756 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,679

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,207 (74.8%)
  • Carpooled3,231 (13.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,550 (10.5%)
  • Walked157 (0.6%)
  • Other100 (0.4%)
  • Taxi90 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.