Bedford vs Haltom City

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford and Haltom City: population, income, housing, and more.

Bedford and Haltom City are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bedford has the higher population (49,191 vs 45,681 in Haltom City). Bedford has the higher median household income ($81,393 vs $56,156 in Haltom City). Bedford has the higher median home value ($322,300 vs $194,600 in Haltom City).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Haltom City
Population	49,191	45,681
Median age	37.9 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,393	$56,156
Median home value	$322,300	$194,600
Median gross rent	$1,429	$1,329
Housing units	21,600	18,498
Homeownership rate	51.5%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Haltom City
Population	49,323 → 49,191 (-0.3%)	44,223 → 45,681 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$70,362 → $81,393 (+15.7%)	$52,709 → $56,156 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$217,300 → $322,300 (+48.3%)	$111,300 → $194,600 (+74.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,116 → $1,429 (+28.0%)	$1,006 → $1,329 (+32.1%)

Bedford

Population

49,32349,191

Median household income

$70,362$81,393

Median home value

$217,300$322,300

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,429

Haltom City

Population

44,22345,681

Median household income

$52,709$56,156

Median home value

$111,300$194,600

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,329

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Haltom City
Under 5	6.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.6%
75 and over	7.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Haltom City
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	38.6%
Black or African American	13.1%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	5.0%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.9%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	43.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Haltom City
No high school diploma	6.1%	24.7%
High school graduate	19.1%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Haltom City
Drove alone	74.5%	77.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	13.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	7.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Haltom City
1-unit, detached	54.2%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	21.1%
20 or more units	8.7%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Haltom City
Poverty rate	7.2%	14.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1983	1977