Bedford County, Virginia (VA)

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• • 68,55087.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,5107.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,7982.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,5261.9%Two or more races
  • 9451.2%Asian alone
  • 500.06%Some other race alone
  • 270.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 80.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,053 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,060 (0.5%)

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, Bedford, Montvale, Big Island.

Neighboring counties: Edwards County, Kansas , Dickenson County , Kiowa County, Kansas , Reno County, Kansas , Seward County, Kansas , Sumner County, Kansas .

Current college students: 1,752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,796 (55.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7942010 or later
• 7132000 to 2009
• 2721990 to 1999
• 2601980 to 1989
• 1351970 to 1979
• 420Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,761
• One, attached: 1,337
• Two: 1,324
• 3 or 4: 332
• 5 to 9: 361
• 10 to 19: 378
• 20 to 49: 249
• 50 or more: 214
• Mobile homes: 5,092

Housing units in Bedford County with a mortgage: 14,914 (0 second mortgage, 1,678 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,550

Religion statistics for Bedford County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bedford County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
• Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4072: July 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4072, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1874: February 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1874, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1491: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Storms and Tornado, Incident Period: April 28, 2002 to May 03, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1411: May 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1411, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1135: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Virginia Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: June 22, 1995 to July 07, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1059: July 01, 1995, FEMA Id: 1059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.79% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($53,779 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.80% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($37,008 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($16,771 average AGI)

Bedford County:	1.99%
Virginia average:	3.61%

from Lynchburg city, VA	1.59% ($57,044 average AGI)
from Campbell County, VA	0.89% ($48,235)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.69% ($43,673)
from Roanoke city, VA	0.65% ($30,799)
from Franklin County, VA	0.29% ($46,398)
from Amherst County, VA	0.20% ($55,627)
from Botetourt County, VA	0.18% ($41,463)

6.91% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($53,213 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.89% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($32,169 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($21,045 average AGI)

Bedford County:	2.02%
Virginia average:	3.89%

to Lynchburg city, VA	1.14% ($46,738 average AGI)
to Campbell County, VA	0.74% ($40,384)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.62% ($30,984)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.59% ($47,011)
to Franklin County, VA	0.29% ($53,989)
to Amherst County, VA	0.16% ($51,408)
to Botetourt County, VA	0.15% ($48,804)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bedford County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 17,466 (3,053 living alone), Female householders: 13,924 (4,664 living alone)

• 17,794 spouses (17,701 opposite-sex spouses), 2,130 unmarried partners, (2,067 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21,417 children (20,302 natural, 287 adopted, 828 stepchildren), 1,340 grandchildren, 668 brothers or sisters, 1,322 parents, 342 foster children, 1,231 other relatives, 918 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 445

Size of family households: 12,789 2-persons, 4,540 3-persons, 3,290 4-persons, 1,098 5-persons, 738 6-persons, 236 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,717 1-person, 859 2-persons, 123 3-persons.

10,647 married couples with children.
3,500 single-parent households (731 men, 2,769 women).

95.5% of residents of Bedford speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $268,154,000 ($4,204 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Bedford County, Virginia
• 1,3762014 or later
• 9202010 to 2013
• 5,6962000 to 2009
• 8,7381990 to 1999
• 7,8561980 to 1989
• 4,3511970 to 1979
• 2,6191960 to 1969
• 3,4171950 to 1959
• 2001940 to 1949
• 1,8751939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bedford County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford County, Virginia
• 1431 room
• 1182 rooms
• 2883 rooms
• 1,9324 rooms
• 4,6095 rooms
• 6,6026 rooms
• 4,5307 rooms
• 3,2288 rooms
• 5,0149+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford County, Virginia
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 2753 rooms
• 1,8164 rooms
• 1,5035 rooms
• 5196 rooms
• 3117 rooms
• 4278 rooms
• 759+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bedford County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford County, Virginia
• 143no bedroom
• 3011 bedroom
• 4,2932 bedrooms
• 15,0923 bedrooms
• 5,2654 bedrooms
• 1,3705+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford County, Virginia
• 0no bedroom
• 2041 bedroom
• 2,4592 bedrooms
• 1,8963 bedrooms
• 2384 bedrooms
• 1295+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford County, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 542no vehicle
• 5,1781 vehicle
• 10,3272 vehicles
• 7,8563 vehicles
• 1,7484 vehicles
• 8135+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford County in renter-occupied apartments
• 626no vehicle
• 2,1431 vehicle
• 1,7812 vehicles
• 3763 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.0% of Bedford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Virginia.

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

• This state: 51,954
• Other state: 24,456
• Northeast: 7,292
• Midwest: 4,968
• South: 11,175
• West: 1,021

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 235
• Number of aged recipients: 22
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 213
• Number of recipients under 18: 41
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 144
• Number of recipients older than 64: 50
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 109
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 93

Bedford County on our top lists:

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"