Bedford County is located in central Tennessee. The County Seat is Shelbyville and the largest city is Shelbyville. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.bedfordcountytn.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 46,627 and the 2010 census population was 45,058. The land area is 473.64 square miles and there are 95.1 persons per square mile.
87.7% of the population is White, 8.2% is Black or African American, 11.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races. 77.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 12.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $114,600, there are 16,402 households, an average of 2.73 persons per household. The per capita income is $19,303, the median household income is $40,759, and 20% of the persons in Bedford County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,958. Retail sales (in $1000) were $340,609, and sales per capita were $7,649. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 20.6%.
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| Bedford County Official website of Bedford County, Tennessee. |
| Agendas & Minutes Bedford County Board Of Commissioners meeting Minutes and Agendas. |
| Calendar Bedford County schedule of Commissioner and Committee meetings. |
| Cemeteries & Interments Index of interments in cemeteries in Bedford County. |
| Court Payments Court payment service for Bedford County Circuit Court. |
| Court | Chancery Bedford County Chancery Court property searches, court rules, motion costs, forms, information on fees and costs. |
| Court | Chancery & Probate Bedford County Chancery and Probate Court information. |
| Court | Circuit Information Bedford County Circuit and General Sessions Court information. |
| Genealogy Tennessee GenWeb index of available Bedford County genealogy resources. |
| Meth Offenders Tennessee Bureau of Investigation methamphetamine offender registry. |
| Property | Assessments Bedford County property assessment record search from the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. |
| Property | Tax Records Chancery Court of Bedford County property tax record search. |
| Recorded Documents Information Information on how to contact or visit the Bedford County Register of Deeds to file or search recorded documents. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Search for and download digital images of Bedford County Register of Deeds recorded documents filed since 6/1/1987. Subscription or pay per search required. |
| Restaurant Inspections Query Tennessee Department of Health records for Bedford County food service inspection reports. |
| Sex Offenders Tennessee Bureau of Investigation search for Bedford County offenders by map or registry. |
| Voters Select Bedford in the county menu to find your Bedford County voter registration by name and year of birth. |
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