Bedford County, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,639
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,640
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,234 (it was 3,198 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 755 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 105 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.2%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (12.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 46.2 years |
Virginia median age: | 38.5 years |
Males: 38,875 | ![]() |
Females: 40,122 | ![]() |

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Bedford County: | 2.0 people |
Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $69,125 ($43,136 in 1999)
This county: | $69,125 |
Virginia: | $76,456 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $691 (lower quartile is $567, upper quartile is $834)
This county: | $691 |
State: | $1091 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $211,900 (it was $116,100 in 2000)
Bedford: | $211,900 |
Virginia: | $288,800 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,177
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $349
Institutionalized population: 225
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 494 buildings, average cost: $131,800
- 1998: 502 buildings, average cost: $125,500
- 1999: 520 buildings, average cost: $133,900
- 2000: 468 buildings, average cost: $163,400
- 2001: 433 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2002: 532 buildings, average cost: $154,900
- 2003: 615 buildings, average cost: $166,200
- 2004: 685 buildings, average cost: $171,400
- 2005: 704 buildings, average cost: $214,300
- 2006: 738 buildings, average cost: $237,600
- 2007: 528 buildings, average cost: $252,800
- 2008: 282 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2009: 222 buildings, average cost: $220,300
- 2010: 245 buildings, average cost: $243,100
- 2011: 171 buildings, average cost: $240,500
- 2012: 223 buildings, average cost: $244,100
- 2013: 285 buildings, average cost: $211,700
- 2014: 250 buildings, average cost: $235,900
- 2015: 302 buildings, average cost: $230,600
- 2016: 283 buildings, average cost: $258,400
- 2017: 168 buildings, average cost: $259,300
- 2018: 29 buildings, average cost: $203,300
- 2019: 36 buildings, average cost: $232,000
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%)
Bedford County: | 8.4% |
Virginia: | 9.9% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 46.2 years old
(Males: 44.9 years old, Females: 47.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.3 years old, Black residents: 57.9 years old, American Indian residents: 57.5 years old, Asian residents: 35.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.0 years old, Other race residents: 37.1 years old)
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
.
Here: | 3.8% |
Virginia: | 4.6% |
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)
Bedford County: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 12.7% |
- 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
Here: | 56.0% with mortgage |
State: | 67.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Bedford County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 20,822 | 64 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,052 | 40 |
Catholic | 2,119 | 2 |
Other | 13 | - |
None | 40,670 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Bedford County: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Bedford County: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.21 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Bedford County: | 8.6% |
Virginia: | 9.3% |
Bedford County: | 27.1% |
State: | 26.7% |
Agriculture in Bedford County:
Average size of farms: 155 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,031
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $68.47
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.37%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15,034
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,030
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.94%
Corn for grain: 746 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 441 harvested acres
Vegetables: 15 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 368 acres
Earthquake activity:
Bedford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Bedford County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 102.8 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from Bedford County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 248.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Bedford County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Droughts: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16,187 (79.8%)
- Carpooled: 1,711 (8.4%)
- Bus: 16 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 17 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 292 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0.1%)
- Walked: 422 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 1,632 (8.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Other services, except public administration (9%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Canada (9%)
- India (8%)
- Korea (7%)
- Mexico (6%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Brazil (5%)
- England (4%)
- American (27%)
- English (13%)
- Irish (7%)
- German (7%)
- European (4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Bedford County, Virginia in 2000:
- 148 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 93 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 88 people in nursing homes
- 22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 21 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Bedford County, Virginia in 2010:
- 127 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 75 people in correctional residential facilities
- 46 people in group homes intended for adults
- 16 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7.79% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($53,779 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.79% |
Virginia average: | 9.50% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Lynchburg city, VA | ![]() |
from Campbell County, VA | ![]() |
from Roanoke County, VA | ![]() |
from Roanoke city, VA | ![]() |
from Franklin County, VA | ![]() |
from Amherst County, VA | ![]() |
from Botetourt County, VA | ![]() |
6.91% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($53,213 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.91% |
Virginia average: | 9.76% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lynchburg city, VA | ![]() |
to Campbell County, VA | ![]() |
to Roanoke city, VA | ![]() |
to Roanoke County, VA | ![]() |
to Franklin County, VA | ![]() |
to Amherst County, VA | ![]() |
to Botetourt County, VA | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,720 (9,649 aged, 2,071 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,704 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bedford County, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (910)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (575)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (574)
- Unspecified dementia (524)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (475)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (405)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (372)
- Congestive heart failure (223)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (177)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (171)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 728
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 11
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 31
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 132.6. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 89.2
- Other - 43.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 78,997- 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:
Births: 3,225Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,582
Here: | 40 per 1000 residents |
State: | 40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +135
Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +4,235
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: | 6.4 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.7 |
State: | 4.4 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Bedford County: | 87.0% |
State average: | 84.7% |
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
- 78.2%Electricity
- 7.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.8%Wood
- 2.4%Utility gas
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 84.5%Electricity
- 4.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.0%Wood
- 2.9%Utility gas
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 18.6% |
Virginia: | 10.4% |
Here: | 22.7% |
Virginia: | 10.4% |
Here: | 35.2% |
Virginia: | 20.4% |
Bedford County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $94,000
- Charges - Other: $9,713,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,016,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,092,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,197,000
Police Protection: $2,933,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $106,089,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,223,000
Police Protection: $8,589,000
General - Other: $5,496,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $5,461,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,456,000
Health - Other: $3,360,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,653,000
Financial Administration: $2,497,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,468,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,280,000
Libraries: $1,664,000
General Public Buildings: $1,513,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
Housing and Community Development: $797,000
Central Staff Services: $765,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $418,000
Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $7,394,000
Public Welfare: $3,101,000
Other: $640,000
General Local Government Support: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,207,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $42,556,000
Other: $567,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,333,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,640,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,693,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,600,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,723,000
Interest Earnings: $1,469,000
Sale of Property: $389,000
Rents: $232,000
Fines and Forfeits: $230,000
Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,638,000
General - Other: $4,246,000
Solid Waste Management: $584,000
Parks and Recreation: $54,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $103,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,384,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $68,392,000
Other: $7,515,000
General Local Government Support: $7,118,000
Public Welfare: $2,169,000
Health and Hospitals: $85,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $68,204,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,894,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,586,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,385,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,175,000
Other License: $611,000
Public Utility License: $99,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $62,173,000
Bedford County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $94,000
- Charges - Other: $9,713,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,016,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,092,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,197,000
Police Protection: $2,933,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $106,089,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,223,000
Police Protection: $8,589,000
General - Other: $5,496,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $5,461,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,456,000
Health - Other: $3,360,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,653,000
Financial Administration: $2,497,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,468,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,280,000
Libraries: $1,664,000
General Public Buildings: $1,513,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
Housing and Community Development: $797,000
Central Staff Services: $765,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $418,000
Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $7,394,000
Public Welfare: $3,101,000
Other: $640,000
General Local Government Support: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,207,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $42,556,000
Other: $567,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,333,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,640,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,693,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,600,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,723,000
Interest Earnings: $1,469,000
Sale of Property: $389,000
Rents: $232,000
Fines and Forfeits: $230,000
Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,638,000
General - Other: $4,246,000
Solid Waste Management: $584,000
Parks and Recreation: $54,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $103,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,384,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $68,392,000
Other: $7,515,000
General Local Government Support: $7,118,000
Public Welfare: $2,169,000
Health and Hospitals: $85,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $68,204,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,894,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,586,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,385,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,175,000
Other License: $611,000
Public Utility License: $99,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $62,173,000
Bedford County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $94,000
- Charges - Other: $9,713,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,016,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,092,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,197,000
Police Protection: $2,933,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $106,089,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,223,000
Police Protection: $8,589,000
General - Other: $5,496,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $5,461,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,456,000
Health - Other: $3,360,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,653,000
Financial Administration: $2,497,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,468,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,280,000
Libraries: $1,664,000
General Public Buildings: $1,513,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
Housing and Community Development: $797,000
Central Staff Services: $765,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $418,000
Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $7,394,000
Public Welfare: $3,101,000
Other: $640,000
General Local Government Support: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,207,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $42,556,000
Other: $567,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,333,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,640,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,693,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,600,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,723,000
Interest Earnings: $1,469,000
Sale of Property: $389,000
Rents: $232,000
Fines and Forfeits: $230,000
Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,638,000
General - Other: $4,246,000
Solid Waste Management: $584,000
Parks and Recreation: $54,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $103,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,384,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $68,392,000
Other: $7,515,000
General Local Government Support: $7,118,000
Public Welfare: $2,169,000
Health and Hospitals: $85,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $68,204,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,894,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,586,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,385,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,175,000
Other License: $611,000
Public Utility License: $99,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $62,173,000
Bedford County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $94,000
- Charges - Other: $9,713,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,016,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,092,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $25,197,000
Police Protection: $2,933,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $106,089,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,223,000
Police Protection: $8,589,000
General - Other: $5,496,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $5,461,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,456,000
Health - Other: $3,360,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,653,000
Financial Administration: $2,497,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,468,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,280,000
Libraries: $1,664,000
General Public Buildings: $1,513,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,449,000
Housing and Community Development: $797,000
Central Staff Services: $765,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $418,000
Natural Resources - Other: $390,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $7,394,000
Public Welfare: $3,101,000
Other: $640,000
General Local Government Support: $51,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,207,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $42,556,000
Other: $567,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,333,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,640,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,693,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,600,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,723,000
Interest Earnings: $1,469,000
Sale of Property: $389,000
Rents: $232,000
Fines and Forfeits: $230,000
Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,638,000
General - Other: $4,246,000
Solid Waste Management: $584,000
Parks and Recreation: $54,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $103,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,384,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $68,392,000
Other: $7,515,000
General Local Government Support: $7,118,000
Public Welfare: $2,169,000
Health and Hospitals: $85,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $68,204,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,894,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,586,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,385,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,175,000
Other License: $611,000
Public Utility License: $99,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $62,173,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 233 | $164,365 | 405 | $217,417 | 2,158 | $199,483 | 116 | $76,267 | 4 | $634,000 | 278 | $281,183 | 98 | $92,061 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 12 | $123,333 | 26 | $197,808 | 139 | $205,842 | 7 | $83,571 | 0 | $0 | 23 | $295,870 | 15 | $92,733 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 38 | $139,368 | 51 | $184,647 | 554 | $199,339 | 70 | $66,971 | 0 | $0 | 65 | $280,554 | 64 | $92,656 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 24 | $139,833 | 36 | $189,056 | 303 | $181,050 | 20 | $98,850 | 0 | $0 | 37 | $227,351 | 23 | $96,174 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 16 | $172,813 | 10 | $261,900 | 95 | $192,737 | 8 | $69,250 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $212,067 | 9 | $104,778 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 57 | $241,632 | 46 | $238,043 | 3 | $295,667 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 10 | $231,100 | 20 | $224,700 | 3 | $112,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 5 | $225,400 | 15 | $251,667 | 1 | $150,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 5 | $205,400 | 10 | $180,100 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $314,000 | 1 | $313,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Bedford County, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 64 | 72.9 years |
John | 59 | 74.0 years |
Mary | 46 | 79.8 years |
Robert | 44 | 71.4 years |
James | 42 | 69.2 years |
Dorothy | 27 | 80.5 years |
Charles | 26 | 75.5 years |
Thomas | 22 | 72.5 years |
George | 20 | 72.2 years |
Helen | 18 | 78.0 years |
Most common last names in Bedford County, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Brown | 27 | 79.0 years |
Smith | 21 | 77.8 years |
White | 20 | 82.0 years |
Witt | 19 | 70.3 years |
Anderson | 18 | 73.1 years |
Johnson | 17 | 74.9 years |
Overstreet | 16 | 79.3 years |
Wilson | 16 | 71.8 years |
Jones | 15 | 70.1 years |
Wright | 15 | 80.7 years |
Businesses in Bedford County, VA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 2 | Macy's | 1 | |
AMF Bowling | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
AT&T | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 8 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Maurices | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | McDonald's | 6 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Arby's | 3 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Nike | 7 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Burger King | 4 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
CVS | 6 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Catherines | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 4 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Days Inn | 2 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Extended Stay America | 1 | Sears | 4 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
FedEx | 9 | Sprint Nextel | 3 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Starbucks | 3 | |
Ford | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
GameStop | 3 | Super 8 | 3 | |
H&R Block | 4 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
Hardee's | 3 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Hilton | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Target | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | U-Haul | 5 | |
Journeys | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 5 | |
Justice | 1 | UPS | 20 | |
KFC | 3 | Vans | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kroger | 5 | Waffle House | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 4 | Walgreens | 4 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 3 | Wingate | 1 | |
Lowe's | 2 | YMCA | 3 |
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- #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+)"