Bedford County, Tennessee
Bedford County, Tennessee · ZIP 37018, 37020, 37034
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 54,228 (2024 estimate)Population
- 18,953Households
- $62,197Median household income
- $255,300Median home value
- 5Towns with a page
- 11ZIP codes
Bedford County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 37,586 |
| 2010 | 45,058 |
| 2020 | 50,237 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $62,197 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 13,301 units
- Renter occupied
- 5,652 units
- Vacancy rate
- 5.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
14,839 employees in 889 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Bedford County | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51,291 | 6,986,082 |
| Median household income | $62,197 | $67,097 |
| Median age | 37.6 | 38.9 |
| Median home value | $255,300 | $256,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.9% | 30.4% |
| Foreign-born residents | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 70.2% | 67.0% |
| Mean commute to work | 27.5 minutes | 25.7 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Bedford County5 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville | City | 25,792 | 19.6 sq mi |
| Unionville | Census designated place | 1,751 | 9.03 sq mi |
| Wartrace | Town | 670 | 0.88 sq mi |
| Bell Buckle | Town | 423 | 0.51 sq mi |
| Normandy | Town | 105 | 0.26 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 47 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Coffee CountyPopulation 61,285 (2024 estimate)
- Lincoln CountyPopulation 36,751 (2024 estimate)
- Marshall CountyPopulation 37,847 (2024 estimate)
- Moore CountyPopulation 6,773 (2024 estimate)
- Rutherford CountyPopulation 376,996 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.