Latest news about poverty in Bedford, VA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
26.7% of Bedford, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 60.5% greater than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 15.3% of high school graduates and 36.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 97.1%. For comparison, it was 32.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bedford, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bedford:
26.7%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bedford:
7.2%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bedford:
26.8%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bedford:
14.3%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
97.1%
Residents above poverty level:
32.4%
Poverty by age in Bedford, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bedford,VA (percentage below poverty level)
54.2%Under 5 years
36.5%5 years
34.6%6 to 11 years
25.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
38.9%16 and 17 years
21.4%18 to 24 years
32.6%25 to 34 years
19.9%35 to 44 years
36.0%45 to 54 years
12.4%55 to 64 years
8.8%65 to 74 years
40.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bedford,VA (percentage below poverty level)
48.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
71.3%6 to 11 years
71.9%12 to 14 years
53.8%15 years
51.4%16 and 17 years
46.5%18 to 24 years
12.8%25 to 34 years
20.3%35 to 44 years
23.9%45 to 54 years
17.4%55 to 64 years
7.7%65 to 74 years
18.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bedford,VA (% below half of poverty level)
12.3%Under 6 years
27.6%6 to 11 years
2.6%12 to 17 years
1.1%18 to 24 years
1.2%25 to 34 years
23.4%35 to 44 years
10.8%45 to 54 years
1.4%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bedford, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bedford, VA (%)
17.1%White
58.4%Black
84.5%Asian
4.2%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bedford, VA (absolute numbers)
752White
633Black
185Asian
15Other race
20.5%Below poverty level
79.5%Above poverty level
59.1%Below poverty level
40.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bedford, VA
Children below poverty level:
Bedford, Virginia:
51.3%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bedford:
15.3%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bedford:
36.1%
Virginia:
23.4%
40.6%Married-couple family
21.7%Male, no wife present
37.8%Female, no husband present
12.4%Worked full-time, year-round
36.9%Worked part-time
50.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
34.0%One full-time, other part-time
66.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
7.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
5.6%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
22.5%1970 to 1979
25.4%1960 to 1969
9.9%1950 to 1959
21.1%1940 to 1949
8.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.0%1995 to 1998
9.3%1990 to 1994
8.9%1980 to 1989
10.8%1970 to 1979
18.8%1960 to 1969
17.3%1950 to 1959
8.5%1940 to 1949
19.4%1939 or earlier
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