Bedford County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Bedford County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Bedford County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (140th of 3,222 counties).

Explore Bedford County, Virginia on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	80,894	8,705,170	334,922,499	721st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,937	$93,170	$80,734	627th of 3,221
Median Age	47.2	39.0	38.9	453rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.7%	42.2%	35.7%	535th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$297,400	$383,700	$332,700	643rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$952	$1,579	$1,413	1174th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.1%	9.9%	12.5%	2849th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	4.3%	5.2%	2526th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	106.4	220.5	n/a	936th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	13.1%	14.1%	1639th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	813th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.7%	67.3%	65.2%	140th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	27.3	26.4	1095th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.7%	18.3%	15.1%	680th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.5%	n/a	n/a	2350th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.9%	48.7%	46.9%	232nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.0%	n/a	n/a	1243rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.1	60.7	61.4

Age in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	47.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	33,127	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.6%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.7%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.8%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	22.7%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,461	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.7%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.1%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.8%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	37,484	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.2%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.3%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.6%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,285	$2,790	n/a

Education in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.4%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.6%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.1%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.4%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.0%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Bedford County, Virginia

Statistic	Bedford County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.7%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	14.3%	16.7%

See every county in Virginia.