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Bedford, Texas Economy Profile

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 Bedford, Texas United States
StateTexas
CityBedford
Total population47,152 281,421,906
Male22,718138,053,563
Female24,434143,368,343
Median age (years)36.235.3
Total households20,251105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)54,43641,994

Bedford, Texas Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Bedford, Texas equals twenty-three thousand, eight hundred and fifty-four. Government workers comprise ten point five percent of workers in Bedford, Texas. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.87% of Bedford, Texas labor force. There are 75 unpaid family workers in Bedford, Texas.

4.06% of population are involved in construction, ten point six percent are in manufacturing, and four point two four percent are in wholesale trade. Eleven point two six percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Bedford, Texas. Seven point three percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Bedford, Texas.

76.2% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Bedford, Texas. 87.47% of Bedford, Texas workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point zero nine percent of Bedford, Texas residents work at home. 0.05% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Bedford, Texas %, Bedford, Texas United States
Population 16 years and over38,002  217,168,077
In labor force28,959 76.2%63.92%
- Civilian labor force28,932 76.13%63.39%
- - Employed28,276 74.41%59.73%
- - Unemployed656 1.73%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.3  5.8
- Armed Forces27 0.07%0.53%
Not in labor force9,043 23.8%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over19,777 52.04%51.66%
In labor force13,757 36.2%29.72%
- Civilian labor force13,757 36.2%29.65%
- - Employed13,406 35.28%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years3,426 9.02%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,196  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over27,876  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone24,384 87.47%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,234 8.01%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)13 0.05%4.73%
Walked222 0.8%2.93%
Other means161 0.58%1.19%
Worked at home862 3.09%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)24.9 0.09%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over28,276  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations11,946 42.25%33.65%
Service occupations2,889 10.22%14.86%
Sales and office occupations9,290 32.85%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations5 0.02%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,747 6.18%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,399 8.48%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining107 0.38%1.87%
Construction1,147 4.06%6.78%
Manufacturing2,996 10.6%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,198 4.24%3.6%
Retail trade3,392 12.0%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities3,384 11.97%5.2%
Information1,472 5.21%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing3,094 10.94%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services3,185 11.26%9.3%
Educational, health and social services4,380 15.49%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,064 7.3%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)936 3.31%4.87%
Public administration921 3.26%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers23,854 84.36%78.47%
Government workers2,969 10.5%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,378 4.87%6.63%
Unpaid family workers75 0.27%0.31%
 Bedford, Texas %, Bedford, Texas United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households20,317  105,539,122
Less than $10,000647 3.18%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999658 3.24%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,902 9.36%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,741 13.49%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9993,301 16.25%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,208 20.71%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,914 14.34%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9992,759 13.58%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999784 3.86%2.2%
$200,000 or more403 1.98%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)54,436  41,994
With earnings18,433 48.51%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)64,524  56,604
With Social Security income3,097 8.15%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,412  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income264 0.69%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,537  6,320
With public assistance income145 0.38%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,592  3,032
With retirement income2,662 7.0%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)25,779  17,376
 
Families12,665  72,261,780
Less than $10,000173 1.37%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999234 1.85%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999596 4.71%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,185 9.36%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,660 13.11%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9992,865 22.62%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9992,475 19.54%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9992,465 19.46%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999661 5.22%2.75%
$200,000 or more351 2.77%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)71,017  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)29,466  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers45,938  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers33,012  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families308  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years239 77.6%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years136 44.16%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present136  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years118 86.76%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years47 34.56%42.27%
 
Individuals1,726  33,899,812
18 years and over1,227 71.09%65.35%
- 65 years and over198 11.47%9.7%
Related children under 18 years431 24.97%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years258 14.95%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over754 43.68%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.