Bedford, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,489 (Urban population: 12,994 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 495 (all nonfarm))

Bedford, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,666 (6,096 occupied: 3,996 owner occupied, 2,100 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	29%

Housing density: 560 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $429 (lower quartile is $309, upper quartile is $509)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $432

Median gross rent in Bedford, IN in 2007: $557

Housing units in Bedford with a mortgage: 2,009 (227 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,677

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,291

In family households: 10,535 (2,714 male householders, 997 female householders)
2,851 spouses, 3,250 children (2,809 natural, 95 adopted, 346 stepchildren), 285 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 94 parents, 99 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,756 (929 male householders (748 living alone)), 1,472 female householders (1,381 living alone)), 355 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 589 (537 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,937 2-persons, 816 3-persons, 633 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,129 1-person, 199 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

1,918 married couples with children.
715 single-parent households (155 men, 560 women).

97.4% of residents of Bedford speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 146 (1.1%)
(67.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 69 4 rooms: 457 5 rooms: 1,275 6 rooms: 901 7 rooms: 661 8 rooms: 298 9 or more rooms: 306

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford, Indiana:
	1 room: 62 2 rooms: 119 3 rooms: 523 4 rooms: 691 5 rooms: 370 6 rooms: 223 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 108
1995 to 1998: 360
1990 to 1994: 257
1980 to 1989: 575
1970 to 1979: 615
1960 to 1969: 650
1950 to 1959: 978
1940 to 1949: 573
1939 or earlier: 2,550

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bedford:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 145 2 bedrooms: 1,397 3 bedrooms: 1,787 4 bedrooms: 554 5 or more bedrooms: 108

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford:
	no bedroom: 95 1 bedroom: 683 2 bedrooms: 946 3 bedrooms: 335 4 bedrooms: 34 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 225 1 vehicle: 1,348 2 vehicles: 1,620 3 vehicles: 578 4 vehicles: 135 5 or more vehicles: 90

Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 448 1 vehicle: 992 2 vehicles: 502 3 vehicles: 131 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 24

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bedford, IN:

Less than $10,000: 12
$10,000 to $14,999: 17
$15,000 to $19,999: 26
$20,000 to $24,999: 93
$25,000 to $29,999: 64
$30,000 to $34,999: 141
$35,000 to $39,999: 219
$40,000 to $49,999: 335
$50,000 to $59,999: 444
$60,000 to $69,999: 498
$70,000 to $79,999: 523
$80,000 to $89,999: 326
$90,000 to $99,999: 258
$100,000 to $124,999: 365
$125,000 to $149,999: 167
$150,000 to $174,999: 76
$175,000 to $199,999: 39
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 41
$300,000 to $399,999: 19
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Bedford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bedford:

Less than $100: 192 people
$100 to $149: 69
$150 to $199: 59
$200 to $249: 72
$250 to $299: 80
$300 to $349: 164
$350 to $399: 187
$400 to $449: 225
$450 to $499: 272
$500 to $549: 281
$550 to $599: 166
$600 to $649: 43
$650 to $699: 24
$700 to $749: 15
$750 to $799: 11
$800 to $899: 19
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 165

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 84

Bedford, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.3%
Number of people working at home: 91 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 376
5 to 9 minutes: 1449
10 to 14 minutes: 1061
15 to 19 minutes: 468
20 to 24 minutes: 262
25 to 29 minutes: 221
30 to 34 minutes: 770
35 to 39 minutes: 271
40 to 44 minutes: 262
45 to 59 minutes: 316
60 to 89 minutes: 69
90 or more minutes: 154

Bedford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,454 (77%)
Carpooled: 941 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 61 (1%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 143 (2%)
Other means: 68 (1%)
Worked at home: 91 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 763
$10,000 to $14,999: 572
$15,000 to $19,999: 681
$20,000 to $24,999: 480
$25,000 to $29,999: 448
$30,000 to $34,999: 473
$35,000 to $39,999: 386
$40,000 to $44,999: 415
$45,000 to $49,999: 220
$50,000 to $59,999: 549
$60,000 to $74,999: 443
$75,000 to $99,999: 417
$100,000 to $124,999: 158
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $199,999: 35
$200,000 or more: 41

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2541

German: 1379

English: 1052

Other groups: 1041

Irish: 945

Italian: 310

Scotch-Irish: 186

French (except Basque): 165

Scottish: 163

Dutch: 117

French Canadian: 87

European: 57

British: 52

Polish: 45

Norwegian: 31

Swedish: 31

Subsaharan African:: 27

Welsh: 22

African: 17

Scandinavian: 16

Russian: 15

Belgian: 11

Yugoslavian: 11

Greek: 10

Czechoslovakian: 10

Nigerian: 10

Finnish: 9

Austrian: 9

Croatian: 9

Canadian: 7

Arab:: 7

Slovak: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

Hungarian: 6

Czech: 5

Danish: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (18%)
Bangladesh (12%)
Colombia (12%)
Canada (12%)
Other Western Africa (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Nigeria (7%)

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

This state: 11104
Northeast: 393
Midwest: 846
South: 1106
West: 264

53% of Bedford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 93
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 51
7th and 8th grade: 200
9th grade: 147
10th grade: 270
11th grade: 136
12th grade, no diploma: 149
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,685
Less than 1 year of college: 256
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 496
Associate degree: 229
Bachelor's degree: 423
Master's degree: 154
Professional school degree: 66
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 77
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 326
9th grade: 259
10th grade: 366
11th grade: 258
12th grade, no diploma: 180
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,328
Less than 1 year of college: 317
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 478
Associate degree: 284
Bachelor's degree: 353
Master's degree: 182
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 37.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 53.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,382
Black householders: $33,847
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,111
Asian householders: $72,610
Some other race householders: $59,607
Two or more races householders: $38,968
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,222

Bedford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bedford household income for Black householders

Bedford household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bedford household income for Some other race householders

Bedford household income for Two or more races householders

Bedford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bedford marital status for males

Bedford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,138
Black or African American householders: $85,299
Some other race householders: $52,747
Two or more races householders: $102,173
Hispanic or Latino householders: $85,432

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,991
One, attached: 98
Two: 345
3 or 4: 415
5 to 9: 180
10 to 19: 63
20 to 49: 140
50 or more: 266
Mobile homes: 168

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,403

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bedford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (49%) Electricity (47%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83

Here:	6.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34

Here:	5.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	11.5%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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