Bedford County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	52,237	7,066,383	334,922,499	984th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,225	$69,595	$80,734	1412th of 3,221
Median Age	37.6	38.9	38.9	2659th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.2%	31.1%	35.7%	2466th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$281,200	$286,700	$332,700	725th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,051	$1,189	$1,413	841st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.6%	13.8%	12.5%	1815th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.7%	5.2%	1820th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	110.3	171.4	n/a	918th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.6%	6.1%	14.1%	508th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2435th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.9%	66.9%	65.2%	2032nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.4	25.7	26.4	759th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	12.9%	15.1%	1081st of 3,222
Uninsured	14.7%	n/a	n/a	763rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.5%	46.8%	46.9%	1963rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.4%	n/a	n/a	1592nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.0%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.9	46.4	61.4

Age in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	37.6	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	19,505	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	71.5%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.7%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.9%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.4%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	28.9%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,163	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.6%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.2%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.2%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	20,488	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.4%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.0%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.8%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.1%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,345	$1,442	n/a

Education in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	14.7%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.4%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.1%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.6%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.8%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.2%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.1%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Bedford County, Tennessee

Statistic	Bedford County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.8%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.2%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.9%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.5%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.7%	6.1%	16.7%

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