Bedford vs Hurst

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

Bedford and Hurst 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 39,912 in Hurst). Bedford has the higher median household income ($81,393 vs $71,743 in Hurst). Bedford has the higher median home value ($322,300 vs $287,600 in Hurst).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Hurst
Population	49,191	39,912
Median age	37.9 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,393	$71,743
Median home value	$322,300	$287,600
Median gross rent	$1,429	$1,319
Housing units	21,600	16,530
Homeownership rate	51.5%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Hurst
Population	49,323 → 49,191 (-0.3%)	38,976 → 39,912 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$70,362 → $81,393 (+15.7%)	$63,722 → $71,743 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$217,300 → $322,300 (+48.3%)	$190,800 → $287,600 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,116 → $1,429 (+28.0%)	$1,080 → $1,319 (+22.1%)

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

Hurst

Population

38,97639,912

Median household income

$63,722$71,743

Median home value

$190,800$287,600

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,319

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Hurst
Under 5	6.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.5%
75 and over	7.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Hurst
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	54.3%
Black or African American	13.1%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	5.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Hurst
No high school diploma	6.1%	10.6%
High school graduate	19.1%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Hurst
Drove alone	74.5%	78.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	0.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.2%	12.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Hurst
1-unit, detached	54.2%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	17.8%
20 or more units	8.7%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Hurst
Poverty rate	7.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1983	1974