Bedford city, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 532
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,519
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,164 (it was 1,000 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 40% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 955 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.0%), Manufacturing (12.0%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 4,56072.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,34821.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2233.5%Two or more races
- 1512.4%Hispanic or Latino
| Median resident age: | 48.0 years |
| Virginia median age: | 39.0 years |
| Males: 2,988 |  (45.4%) |
| Females: 3,590 |  (54.6%) |
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| Bedford city: | 2.0 people |
| Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $48,001 ($28,792 in 1999)
| This county: | $48,001 |
| Virginia: | $85,873 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $671 (lower quartile is $529, upper quartile is $870)
| This county: | $671 |
| State: | $1270 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $276,430 (it was $89,800 in 2000)
| Bedford city: | $276,430 |
| Virginia: | $365,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,247Detached houses: $267,624
Here: $267,624 State: $472,865 Mobile homes: $28,465
Here: $28,465 State: $100,736
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $541
Institutionalized population: 193
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,282 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,993 (1.0%)
| Bedford city: | 16.7% |
| Virginia: | 10.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 48.0 years old
(Males: 48.2 years old, Females: 49.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.5 years old, Black residents: 39.6 years old, Asian residents: 59.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 59.5 years old, Other race residents: 23.8 years old)
Area name: Lynchburg, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bedford city 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.
Neighboring counties: Appomattox County 
, Madison County, Missouri 
, Texas County, Oklahoma , Owsley County, Kentucky , Warren County, Kentucky , Norfolk city , Roanoke city .
Current college students: 232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 134 (38.4% naturalized citizens)
| Bedford city: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 592010 or later
- 402000 to 2009
- 191990 to 1999
- 221980 to 1989
- 181970 to 1979
- 35Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 101.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,221
- One, attached: 30
- Two: 261
- 3 or 4: 35
- 5 to 9: 163
- 10 to 19: 396
- 20 to 49: 84
- 50 or more: 29
- Mobile homes: 133
Housing units in Bedford city with a mortgage: 998 (14 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 696
| Here: | 58.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.2% with mortgage |
Food Environment Statistics:
| Bedford city: | 3.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Bedford city: | 19.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 19.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| Bedford city: | 12.1% |
| Virginia: | 9.3% |
| Bedford city: | 28.5% |
| State: | 26.7% |
| Here: | 15.0% |
| State: | 18.6% |
Earthquake activity:
Bedford city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 37% 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 95.6 miles away from Bedford city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 105.2 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 83.7 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 90.6 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 95.1 miles away from Bedford city 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 249.0 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)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,524 (74.5%)
- Carpooled: 768 (12.6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 26 (0.4%)
- Walked: 76 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 224 (3.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Other services, except public administration (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (17%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Personal care and service occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Germany (26%)
- Bolivia (23%)
- Iran (19%)
- Switzerland (19%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Scotland (0%)
- Ireland (0%)
- American (21%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (7%)
- German (4%)
- Italian (4%)
- Dutch (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Bedford city, Virginia in 2010:
- 106 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 100 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 93 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 55 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 14 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Bedford city, Virginia in 2000:
- 204 people in nursing homes
- 201 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 123 people in other group homes
- 73 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2020 and 2021.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Virginia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties between 2020 and 2021.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Virginia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 17.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 18.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,623 (1,371 aged, 252 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 82 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bedford city, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (23)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (22)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 29,170
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,585
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 194,269
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 934
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,029
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 111
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 209
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 48
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,379- In family households: 4,815 (652 male householders, 1,177 female householders)
1,142 spouses, 1,448 children (1,453 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 312 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 0 foster children, 62 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,303 (556 male householders (498 living alone)), 632 female householders (612 living alone)), 104 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 265
Size of family households: 955 2-persons, 510 3-persons, 185 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,224 1-person, 57 2-persons, 24 3-persons.
473 married couples with children.
389 single-parent households (30 men, 359 women).
98.2% of residents of Bedford city speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,705,000 ($11,190 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,233,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,775,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,932,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,000
Federal grants: $5,262,000
Federal procurement contracts: $502,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,230,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,352,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,002,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 428| Here: | 69 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 646
| Here: | 104 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: | 0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +152
| Here: | +24 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 7.0 |
| Here: | 3.9 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Bedford city, Virginia
- 402010 or later
- 2542000 to 2009
- 2701990 to 1999
- 3951980 to 1989
- 5801970 to 1979
- 4641960 to 1969
- 3551950 to 1959
- 2931940 to 1949
- 4711939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford city, Virginia
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 604 rooms
- 4235 rooms
- 4686 rooms
- 1557 rooms
- 2408 rooms
- 3859+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford city, Virginia
- 1211 room
- 332 rooms
- 2813 rooms
- 5304 rooms
- 2705 rooms
- 566 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 268 rooms
- 339+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford city, Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 181 bedroom
- 2422 bedrooms
- 9563 bedrooms
- 3754 bedrooms
- 1545+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford city, Virginia
- 118no bedroom
- 3741 bedroom
- 6912 bedrooms
- 1933 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford city in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 69no vehicle
- 5001 vehicle
- 6652 vehicles
- 3513 vehicles
- 1164 vehicles
- 535+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford city in renter-occupied apartments
- 476no vehicle
- 6901 vehicle
- 1322 vehicles
- 163 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
88.4% of Bedford city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Virginia.
| Bedford city: | 88.4% |
| State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,773
- Other state: 2,140
- Northeast: 783
- Midwest: 348
- South: 764
- West: 241
- 70.9%Electricity
- 17.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.7%Wood
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 1.0%Utility gas
- 94.2%Electricity
- 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.1%Other fuel
- 0.8%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 15.0% |
| Virginia: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 29.3% |
| Virginia: | 10.2% |
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Virginia: | 18.7% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:
- Total number of recipients: 331
- Number of aged recipients: 33
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 298
- Number of recipients under 18: 75
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 194
- Number of recipients older than 64: 62
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 130
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 143
| Most common first names in Bedford city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 266 | 76.6 years |
| James | 235 | 74.7 years |
| John | 229 | 76.8 years |
| Mary | 180 | 80.0 years |
| Robert | 153 | 75.7 years |
| George | 116 | 79.0 years |
| Charles | 114 | 76.6 years |
| Harry | 82 | 81.1 years |
| Thomas | 81 | 74.6 years |
| Joseph | 80 | 77.8 years |
| Most common last names in Bedford city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 146 | 76.4 years |
| Overstreet | 138 | 76.3 years |
| Smith | 79 | 80.1 years |
| Carter | 73 | 75.4 years |
| Wright | 71 | 75.9 years |
| Witt | 66 | 77.4 years |
| Jones | 55 | 71.7 years |
| Saunders | 47 | 76.7 years |
| Brown | 47 | 73.2 years |
| Martin | 45 | 80.7 years |
Bedford city on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"