Bedford County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	13%
State:	32%

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Median resident age:	39.7 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 30,107	(49.9%)
Females: 30,264	(50.1%)

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Bedford County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$53,470
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$422
State:	$753

Bedford County:	$182,300
Virginia:	$262,100

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 45
• Burglaries: 139
• Thefts: 558
• Auto thefts: 33

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 41
• Burglaries: 145
• Thefts: 500
• Auto thefts: 35

Bedford County:	11.5%
Virginia:	9.9%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Lynchburg, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bedford County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $658 a month.

Cities in this county include: Forest.

Neighboring counties: Amherst County , Botetourt County , Campbell County , Franklin County , Pittsylvania County , Roanoke County , Rockbridge County , Lynchburg city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bedford County: Graves Store (A), Great Valley Overlook (B), Waltons Store (C), Harveys Knob Overlook (D), Quarry Overlook (E), Headforemost Mountain Overlook (F), Hendricks Store (G), Prison Camp Number 24 (H), Montvale Overlook (I), Stone Mountain (J), Moorman Marina (K), Camp Sacajqwea (L), Porters Mountain Overlook (M), London Downs Golf Course (N), Lone Pine (O), Pine Tree Overlook (P), Meads Store (Q), Beacon Marina (R), Bear Camp (S), Bedford Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bedford County include: Academy Church (A), Piney Grove Church (B), Pisgah Church (C), Poplar Springs Church (D), Altha Grove Church (E), Promised Land Church (F), Quaker Church (G), Reed Creek Church (H), Antioch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Leftwich Cemetery (1), Grange Cemetery (2), Gray Cemetery (3), Turpin Cemetery (4), Bond Cemetery (5), Old Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Norwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Holdrens Pond (A), Big Island Reservoir (B), Peaks of Otter Lake (C), Preston Millpond (D), Bedford Reservoir (E), Bedford Lake (F), Beaverdam Reservoir (G), Spring Hill Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poorhouse Creek (A), Little Otter River (B), Mooman Creek (C), Mob Creek (D), Hemp Mill Branch (E), Hatcher Creek (F), Harvey Creek (G), Johns Creek (H), Reba Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bedford County include: Montvale Wayside (1), Smith Mountain Lake State Park (2), Peaks Of Otter Recreation Area (3), Snow Creek Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.7%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 1,752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,098 (58% naturalized citizens)

Bedford County:	1.8%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 22.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,960
• One, attached: 666
• Two: 223
• 3 or 4: 219
• 5 to 9: 491
• 10 to 19: 60
• 20 or more: 115
• Mobile homes: 5,041
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 66

Housing units in Bedford County with a mortgage: 9,746 (983 second mortgage, 1,595 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,177

Here:	70.0% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Bedford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Virginia state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/2002, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Bedford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from Bedford County center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from Bedford County center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.6 miles away from Bedford County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 25,490 (85%) Carpooled: 3,138 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Taxi: 25 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 185 (1%) Other means: 123 (0%) Worked at home: 895 (3%)

8.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,366 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.69%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.06% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($35,914 average AGI)
2.63% relocated from other states ($19,452 average AGI)

Bedford County:	2.63%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Lynchburg city, VA	1.38% ($59,065 average AGI)
from Roanoke city, VA	0.88% ($31,055)
from Campbell County, VA	0.76% ($41,317)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.59% ($60,952)
from Franklin County, VA	0.29% ($54,694)
from Botetourt County, VA	0.29% ($35,229)
from Bedford city, VA	0.26% ($34,698)

7.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,310 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($187 average AGI)

Bedford County:	0.05%
Virginia average:	0.22%

5.41% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,372 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($9,751 average AGI)

Bedford County:	1.56%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Lynchburg city, VA	1.29% ($43,389 average AGI)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.87% ($25,799)
to Campbell County, VA	0.61% ($36,858)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.58% ($37,507)
to Botetourt County, VA	0.31% ($46,693)
to Franklin County, VA	0.28% ($37,015)
to Bedford city, VA	0.22% ($31,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,985 (8,394 aged, 1,591 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 53,295 (15,191 male householders, 2,949 female householders)

  16,001 spouses, 16,808 children (15,391 natural, 371 adopted, 1,046 stepchildren), 686 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 229 parents, 488 other relatives, 793 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,700 (2,711 male householders (2,249 living alone)), 2,947 female householders (2,579 living alone)), 1,042 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 376 (177 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,621 2-persons, 4,345 3-persons, 3,509 4-persons, 1,203 5-persons, 348 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,828 1-person, 737 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

97.2% of residents of Bedford County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $268,154,000 ($4204 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,471,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $187,186,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,112,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $365,000
Federal grants: $23,205,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,278,000 ($4,889,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,008,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $944,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $37,520,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,901,000

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+65 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.44 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

61% of Bedford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Virginia.

Bedford County:	60.7%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 41708
• Northeast: 5983
• Midwest: 3283
• South: 6885
• West: 1147

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $140,500

Here:	11.2%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	8.7%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	29.5%
Virginia:	20.6%

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