Bedford vs Huron

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford and Huron: population, income, housing, and more.

Bedford and Huron are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bedford has the higher population (13,824 vs 231 in Huron). Huron has the higher median household income ($85,801 vs $50,253 in Bedford). Since 2019, Huron's population has grown faster (+59.3% vs +4.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Huron
Population	13,824	231
Median age	41.6 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,253	$85,801
Median home value	$136,900	—
Median gross rent	$819	—
Housing units	6,831	77
Homeownership rate	66.0%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	68.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Huron
Population	13,272 → 13,824 (+4.2%)	145 → 231 (+59.3%)
Median household income	$43,700 → $50,253 (+15.0%)	$82,907 → $85,801 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$94,800 → $136,900 (+44.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$679 → $819 (+20.6%)	—

Bedford

Population

13,27213,824

Median household income

$43,700$50,253

Median home value

$94,800$136,900

Median gross rent

$679$819

Huron

Population

145231

Median household income

$82,907$85,801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Huron
Under 5	4.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	23.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	18.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	3.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	5.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	41.1%
75 and over	11.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Huron
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Huron
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.0%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	10.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	60.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Huron
Drove alone	82.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Huron
1-unit, detached	72.9%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	23.4%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Huron
Poverty rate	15.4%	34.6%
Average household size	2.07	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1957	1985