ZIP Code 76021

Bedford is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, in the "Mid-Cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 46,979 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. It is located at 32°5048N 97°823W (32.846790, 97.139630). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km²) The city operates under a Council-Manager form of government and provides the following services by its charter: public safety, public works, health, culture, recreation, community development, water and sewer utilities. The median income for a household in the city was $54,436, and the median family income was $71,017. In 2005 the city council adopted a higher property tax rate, but it triggered a tax rollback provision that was passed in March 2005. An anonymous donation of $300,000 allowed the reopening of the library, the recreational center, one pool, and one senior center in the following years. According to Bedford's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, in 2021 the city's economy is expected to grow by 0.4%. The city's population is expected at 49,928 by the 2020 census. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 8. 7% who were 65 or older.

Geography

Bedford is located at 32°5048N 97°823W (32.846790, 97.139630).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km²), of which 0.10% is water.Prominent highways include State Highway 121 and State Highway 183, also known as Airport Freeway (a reference to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in the early years of its history) The city is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, Euless, Hurst, and Waco. It is located on the Texas Turnpike, which runs through the city. The town is home to the University of Texas at Dallas, which was founded in 1883. The city's population is around 2,000. It also has a population of about 1,500, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It has been named after the town of Bedford, Texas, which is located near the Texas-Oklahoma border, and was once known as "Bedford" The town's population was about 2,500 at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was one of the fastest-growing cities in the state. In the 1970s and 1980s, the population fell to 1,800, with the population of Hurst reaching 1,700.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 49,928 people, 20,089 households, and 12,431 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 87.63% White, 3.65% African American, 0.51% Native American and 3.62% Asian. The city had a median income of $54,436, and the median income for a family was $71,017. About 2.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% ofThose age 65 or over. The median age in theCity was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, there are 93.0 males. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size is 2.93. The per capita income for the city is $29,466. It has a population of 47,152, and a population density of 4,713.6 people per square mile (1,820.5/km²) The city has a median age of 36.5 years. It is located in the state of New Mexico and is located near the state capital of Bakersfield. The population density is 4,788.5 people per sq km (1.820.4/sq mile). The city is located at the intersection of Interstate-70 and I-70. It also has an international border with New Mexico.

Local government

The City of Bedford, Texas Home Rule Charter was adopted September 24, 1966. The city operates under a Council-Manager form of government and provides the following services by its charter: public safety, public works, health, culture, recreation, community development, water and sewer utilities. In 2004, the Bedford city council determined that after years of cost-cutting, a property tax increase would be necessary. The council adopted a higher tax rate, but it triggered a tax rollback election in March 2005. The rollback provision passed and the city council revised the budget immediately due to the lack of funds, cutting city services including swimming pools and recreational centers. An anonymous donation of $300,000 allowed the reopening of the library, one pool, the recreational center, and senior center. Another $20,000 was raised through a resident fundraising drive to help reopen the library. City records show they had budget surpluses in the following years. In 2013-2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $62.5 million in revenues, $56.9 million in expenditures, $127.4 million in total assets, $67.2 million in liabilities, and $22.4m in cash and investments. The city's budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is $62 million. The 2014-2015 fiscal year budget is $56 million. It is $67 million for the 2015-16 fiscal year and $62million for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

Economy

According to Bedford's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: the city's two largest employers. The city's economy is the second largest in the state. Bedford is home to more than 1,000 businesses. The economy is one of the fastest-growing industries in the U.S., according to a recent report. It is also the second-fastest-growing city in the country, according to the report. The top employers are the city of Bedford's two biggest employers, the city’s two largest businesses and the state's largest employer, the state of New York. In the city, more than 2,000 people are employed in the economy. The unemployment rate is 3.7 per cent, the report says. It's the highest rate in New York City in more than a decade. In Bedford, the unemployment rate has been below 4 per cent for the past three years. In New York, the rate is the highest in the United States since the late 1990s. The state's economy has been the fastest growing in the past decade. The U.N. has been in a recession since 2008. In 2012, the economy was the second biggest in the nation. The United States is the third-largest economy in the world, the study says. In 2011, the U.,S. had the highest unemployment rate in the industrialized world. In 2013, it was the lowest in the developed world. The number of jobs in Bedford was 2,816.

Education

Bedford is within the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. High School students are also served by L.D. Bell High School in Hurst and Trinity High School or KEYS High school in Euless. School district facilities in Bedford include Pennington Field stadium, Gene A. Buinger Career and Technical Education Academy, two junior high schools, six elementary schools, and administrative offices. Bedford is home to the Bedford High School football team, which has won three state championships. The Bedford High football team has won two state championships and one national championship. The team has also won one state championship and one regional championship in its history. The school district also has a baseball team, the Bedford Bombers, which won the state championship in the 2010-11 season. The football team also won the national title in the 2009-10 season, the first year the district had been in existence. The district also won a state championship the year before in the 2006-07 season. It has also been in the runner-up position in the 2007-08 season. In the 2008-09 school year, the district was in the top 10 in the state for the first time in the history of the district. It is also in the middle of the state in terms of student enrollment, with 2,856 students. The high school football team won the district championship in 2010-09. The 2012-13 school year was the district's first since the district opened in the 1990s.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas = 37.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 90. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Bedford = 5.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 52,176 individuals with a median age of 37.9 age the population grows by 4.42% in Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,890.23 residents per square mile of area (1,888.10/km²). There are average 2.27 people per household in the 21,449 households with an average household income of $59,275 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.90% of the available work force and has dropped -0.63% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 31.84%. The number of physicians in Bedford per 100,000 population = 173.2.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Bedford = 32.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 2.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 77. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 235. 96 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 33.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 23, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas which are owned by the occupant = 50.21%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 24 years with median home cost = $134,440 and home appreciation of -2.96%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $19.87 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,470 per student. There are 16 students for each teacher in the school, 401 students for each Librarian and 490 students for each Counselor. 8.50% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 24.82% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.28% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).