| ECONOMY | Bedford | Irvine | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.00% | 8.10% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 36.90% | 33.10% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 0.00% | 7.75% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.00% | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $46,864 | $44,098 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $104,595 | $92,263 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 2.30% | 5.14% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 2.92% | 4.36% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 3.65% | 4.79% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 6.00% | 8.70% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 15.16% | 16.43% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 17.22% | 15.12% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 25.07% | 21.50% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 18.59% | 16.57% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 8.38% | 6.78% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.72% | 0.60% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 24.93% | 25.96% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 28.47% | 33.77% | 20.61% |
| Service | 7.35% | 7.08% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 27.95% | 26.90% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 4.08% | 2.30% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 7.15% | 3.94% | 14.05% |
