Bedford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 12,595 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Bedford is the 150th largest community in Massachusetts.

Bedford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bedford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bedford who work in management occupations (16.98%), office and administrative support jobs (10.71%), and computer science and math (10.43%).

Also of interest is that Bedford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Bedford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Bedford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bedford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bedford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

As is often the case in a small town, Bedford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Bedford Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Bedford is a pretty powerful place. 57.40% of the adults in Bedford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Bedford in 2000 was $39,212, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,848 for a family of four. However, Bedford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bedford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bedford is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bedford include Irish, Italian, English, German, French Canadian, Scottish, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Bedford is English.