Bedford County vs Roane County

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

Bedford County and Roane County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roane County has the higher population (54,403 vs 51,291 in Bedford County). Roane County has the higher median household income ($66,218 vs $62,197 in Bedford County). Bedford County has the higher median home value ($255,300 vs $212,300 in Roane County).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford County	Roane County
Population	51,291	54,403
Median age	37.6 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,197	$66,218
Median home value	$255,300	$212,300
Median gross rent	$917	$767
Housing units	20,129	25,560
Homeownership rate	70.2%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford County	Roane County
Population	48,292 → 51,291 (+6.2%)	53,075 → 54,403 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$50,415 → $62,197 (+23.4%)	$53,367 → $66,218 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$151,100 → $255,300 (+69.0%)	$150,300 → $212,300 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $917 (+19.6%)	$672 → $767 (+14.1%)

Bedford County

Population

48,29251,291

Median household income

$50,415$62,197

Median home value

$151,100$255,300

Median gross rent

$767$917

Roane County

Population

53,07554,403

Median household income

$53,367$66,218

Median home value

$150,300$212,300

Median gross rent

$672$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford County	Roane County
Under 5	6.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	13.7%
75 and over	5.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford County	Roane County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	7.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford County	Roane County
No high school diploma	15.2%	10.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford County	Roane County
Drove alone	75.3%	81.5%
Carpooled	14.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	9.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford County	Roane County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Bedford County	Roane County
Poverty rate	13.6%	12.7%
Average household size	2.67	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1990	1979