Median household income (1999): $33,769
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,500
| This zip code | $37,500 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 15550, 15554, 15539, 15559, 15537, 16667.
Housing units in zip code 15522 with a mortgage: 1,453 (107 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,126
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $829
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $287
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 107
- 1995 to 1998: 315
- 1990 to 1994: 326
- 1980 to 1989: 599
- 1970 to 1979: 821
- 1960 to 1969: 614
- 1950 to 1959: 789
- 1940 to 1949: 385
- 1939 or earlier: 1,715
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford, PA (15522):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 53
- 2 bedrooms: 752
- 3 bedrooms: 2,230
- 4 bedrooms: 619
- 5 or more bedrooms: 145
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 19
- 1 bedrooms: 408
- 2 bedrooms: 466
- 3 bedrooms: 288
- 4 bedrooms: 71
- 5 or more bedrooms: 18
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Vehicles available in 15522 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 115
- 1 vehicle: 1,046
- 2 vehicles: 1,754
- 3 vehicles: 631
- 4 vehicles: 160
- 5 or more vehicles: 93
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 244
- 1 vehicle: 655
- 2 vehicles: 328
- 3 vehicles: 22
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 13
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 15522:
- Less than $10,000: 10
- $10,000 to $14,999: 6
- $15,000 to $19,999: 3
- $20,000 to $24,999: 24
- $25,000 to $29,999: 14
- $30,000 to $34,999: 23
- $35,000 to $39,999: 25
- $40,000 to $49,999: 87
- $50,000 to $59,999: 145
- $60,000 to $69,999: 233
- $70,000 to $79,999: 307
- $80,000 to $89,999: 369
- $90,000 to $99,999: 254
- $100,000 to $124,999: 436
- $125,000 to $149,999: 286
- $150,000 to $174,999: 98
- $175,000 to $199,999: 78
- $200,000 to $249,999: 100
- $250,000 to $299,999: 34
- $300,000 to $399,999: 14
- $400,000 to $499,999: 20
- $500,000 to $749,999: 4
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 15522:
- Less than $100: 25
- $100 to $149: 48
- $150 to $199: 63
- $200 to $249: 95
- $250 to $299: 156
- $300 to $349: 194
- $350 to $399: 208
- $400 to $449: 72
- $450 to $499: 124
- $500 to $549: 11
- $550 to $599: 44
- $600 to $649: 28
- No cash rent: 143
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,725
- Black or African American householders: $76,524
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $104,351
- Asian householders: $185,466
- Two or more races householders: $147,900
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $64,558
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,164
- One, attached: 50
- Two: 217
- 3 or 4: 258
- 5 to 9: 127
- 10 to 19: 50
- 20 to 49: 45
- 50 or more: 98
- Mobile homes: 656
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,465 (81%)
- Carpooled: 548 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 162 (3%)
- Other means: 66 (1%)
- Worked at home: 239 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 304
- 5 to 9 minutes: 990
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1239
- 15 to 19 minutes: 793
- 20 to 24 minutes: 597
- 25 to 29 minutes: 168
- 30 to 34 minutes: 327
- 35 to 39 minutes: 65
- 40 to 44 minutes: 97
- 45 to 59 minutes: 300
- 60 to 89 minutes: 166
- 90 or more minutes: 197
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,918
- In family households: 10,106 (3,011 male householders, 453 female householders)
2,830 spouses, 3,281 children (3,085 natural, 29 adopted, 167 stepchildren), 115 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 99 other relatives, 192 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,812 (630 male householders (521 living alone)), 970 female householders (897 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 245 (214 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,758 2-persons, 772 3-persons, 612 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,418 1-person, 166 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 3 4-persons.
1,939 married couples with children.
454 single-parent households (128 men, 326 women).
98.0% of residents of 15522 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 39% well, 7% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 7% well, 21% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (16% very well, 39% well, 39% not well, 6% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 134 (1.1%)
(59.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (29%)
- Canada (18%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- Hungary (7%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Taiwan (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 15
- 1990 to 1994: 24
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 19
- 1970 to 1974: 16
- 1965 to 1969: 54
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3650
- United States or American: 1627
- English: 820
- Irish: 672
- Other groups: 369
- Italian: 362
- French (except Basque): 152
- Dutch: 136
- Polish: 112
- Scottish: 90
- Scotch-Irish: 87
- Swiss: 75
- Hungarian: 74
- Slovak: 66
- Welsh: 54
- Pennsylvania German: 49
- Croatian: 33
- Swedish: 30
- European: 25
- French Canadian: 21
- Belgian: 20
- Ukrainian: 20
- Greek: 16
- Arab/Arabic: 15
- Arab:: 15
- Canadian: 14
- Norwegian: 14
- British: 12
- Czechoslovakian: 12
- Subsaharan African:: 11
- African: 11
- Scandinavian: 9
- Austrian: 9
- Lithuanian: 6
- Slavic: 6
- Romanian: 5
- Czech: 5
- Russian: 4
- Slovene: 3
- Celtic: 2
- Australian: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,900


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Wood (8%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9235
- Northeast: 415
- Midwest: 420
- South: 1809
- West: 103
68% of the 15522 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 10,788. Population change in the 1990s: +1,367 (+12.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 117
| Here: | 9.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68
| Here: | 10.7% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32
| Here: | 13.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Other Holding Companies (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 113 people in nursing homes
- 104 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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