| Bedford, Texas | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA#North America |
| Pushpin Label: | Bedford |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tarrant |
| Government Type: | Council-Manager |
| Leader Title: | City Council |
| Leader Name: | Mayor Dan Cogan 2021-2024 Nichelle D. Dawkins 2022-2026 Joy Donovan Brandon 2024-2026 Amy Sabol 2022-2025 Rich Steves 2021-2026 Steve Farco 2022-2025 Rob Gagliardi 2020-2026 |
| Leader Title1: | City manager |
| Leader Name1: | Andrea Roy |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 25.98 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 49928 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1921.96 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4977.87 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 32.8467°N -97.1397°W |
| Elevation M: | 182 |
| Elevation Ft: | 597 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 76021, 76022, 76095 |
| Area Codes: | 214, 469, 945, 972, 682, 817 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-07132[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1372463[3] |
| Website: | www.bedfordtx.gov |
Bedford is a city located in northeastern Tarrant County, Texas, United States, in the "Mid-Cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 49,928 at the 2020 census.[4] Bedford is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District.
Bedford is located at (32.846790, –97.139630).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which 0.10% is water.
Neighboring cities include Hurst and Euless.
Prominent highways include State Highway 121 and State Highway 183, also known as Airport Freeway (a reference to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, so called because this was the main thoroughfare to the airport in the early years of its history).
| White (NH) | 29,991 | 60.07% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 5,693 | 11.4% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 184 | 0.37% | |
| Asian (NH) | 2,626 | 5.26% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 417 | 0.84% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 191 | 0.38% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 2,366 | 4.74% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8,460 | 16.94% | |
| Total | 49,928 |
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.
According to the city's 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 total liabilities, and $22.4 million in cash and investments.[7]
In 2004, the Bedford city council determined that after years of cost-cutting, a property tax increase would be necessary.[8] 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, recreational centers, and the city library. However, 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.[9] City records show they had budget surpluses in the following years.
According to Bedford's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[10] the top employers in the city are:
| Employer |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Health Resources | 1,415 | |
| 2 | Carter BloodCare | 891 | |
| 3 | HEB ISD | 614 | |
| 4 | State National Companies | 486 | |
| 5 (tie) | 416 | ||
| 5 (tie) | Walmart Supercenter | 416 | |
| 7 | City of Bedford | 353 | |
| 8 | Daystar Television Network | 294 | |
| 9 | Bedford Wellness & Rehab | 130 | |
| 10 | Kroger Foods | 120 |
Bedford is within the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. 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. High School Students are also served by L.D. Bell High School in Hurst and Trinity High School or KEYS High School in Euless.