Bedford vs North Richland Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford and North Richland Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Richland Hills has the higher population (70,338 vs 49,191 in Bedford). North Richland Hills has the higher median household income ($93,434 vs $81,393 in Bedford). North Richland Hills has the higher median home value ($324,800 vs $322,300 in Bedford).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
Population	49,191	70,338
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,393	$93,434
Median home value	$322,300	$324,800
Median gross rent	$1,429	$1,609
Housing units	21,600	28,594
Homeownership rate	51.5%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
Population	49,323 → 49,191 (-0.3%)	70,202 → 70,338 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$70,362 → $81,393 (+15.7%)	$71,076 → $93,434 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$217,300 → $322,300 (+48.3%)	$203,800 → $324,800 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,116 → $1,429 (+28.0%)	$1,165 → $1,609 (+38.1%)

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

North Richland Hills

Population

70,20270,338

Median household income

$71,076$93,434

Median home value

$203,800$324,800

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
Under 5	6.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.2%
75 and over	7.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	67.3%
Black or African American	13.1%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	5.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
No high school diploma	6.1%	7.0%
High school graduate	19.1%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
Drove alone	74.5%	74.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	0.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.2%	14.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
1-unit, detached	54.2%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	13.2%
20 or more units	8.7%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	North Richland Hills
Poverty rate	7.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1983	1986