COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bedford County

Tennessee · 30,411 residents · 474 sq mi

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Bedford County is home to 30,411 people in Tennessee. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $48,900. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 19% since 2000. Median rent is $307 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,411

−19%vs 2000

vs 37,586 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

474 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202452K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(2,031)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,957)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(2,416)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(2,215)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,985)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(4,638)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(4,400)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(3,300)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(2,945)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(2,528)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,573)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(423)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,613

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,729 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,311

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,698 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,900

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $488 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.6%(31,060)

Black8.4%(3,152)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(2,811)

Asian0.4%(160)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(27,117)

Black10.1%(3,069)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(246)

Asian0.5%(165)

Other0.2%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.6%(6,586)

Central American2.4%(1,278)

Guatemalan2.2%(1,134)

Puerto Rican0.3%(176)

South American0.3%(169)

Ecuadorian0.2%(114)

Cuban0.2%(80)

Salvadoran0.1%(73)

Honduran0.1%(71)

Peruvian0.1%(55)

Spaniard0.1%(29)

Dominican0%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(142)

Asian Indian0.3%(138)

Laotian0.2%(110)

Filipino0.1%(33)

Mien0%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

American16.5%(8,618)

English9.7%(5,070)

Irish8.8%(4,608)

German8.7%(4,533)

Italian1.7%(863)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(607)

Scottish1.1%(566)

French0.9%(447)

Polish0.7%(386)

Arab0.6%(304)

Norwegian0.4%(235)

Subsaharan African0.4%(217)

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Dutch0.3%(148)

Welsh0.2%(102)

French Canadian0.2%(100)

Swedish0.2%(95)

Lithuanian0.2%(89)

Swiss0.1%(74)

Hungarian0.1%(65)

Canadian0.1%(59)

Greek0.1%(49)

Ukrainian0.1%(46)

British0.1%(38)

Czech0.1%(35)

Russian0.1%(32)

Portuguese0.1%(28)

Nigerian0.1%(28)

Austrian0%(24)

Danish0%(23)

Finnish0%(8)

Croatian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.6%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 17.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33%(6,865)

Married48.5%(10,098)

Widowed2.7%(564)

Divorced15.8%(3,279)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(5,089)

Married51.4%(10,572)

Widowed9.1%(1,875)

Divorced14.8%(3,039)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.0%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.3%(566)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(414)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(1,010)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(77)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,433 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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