Bedford vs Mitchell

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

Bedford and Mitchell 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 3,941 in Mitchell). Bedford has the higher median household income ($50,253 vs $45,580 in Mitchell). Bedford has the higher median home value ($136,900 vs $101,900 in Mitchell).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Mitchell
Population	13,824	3,941
Median age	41.6 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,253	$45,580
Median home value	$136,900	$101,900
Median gross rent	$819	$751
Housing units	6,831	1,680
Homeownership rate	66.0%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Mitchell
Population	13,272 → 13,824 (+4.2%)	4,261 → 3,941 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$43,700 → $50,253 (+15.0%)	$43,025 → $45,580 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$94,800 → $136,900 (+44.4%)	$74,000 → $101,900 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $819 (+20.6%)	$540 → $751 (+39.1%)

Bedford

Population

13,27213,824

Median household income

$43,700$50,253

Median home value

$94,800$136,900

Median gross rent

$679$819

Mitchell

Population

4,2613,941

Median household income

$43,025$45,580

Median home value

$74,000$101,900

Median gross rent

$540$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Mitchell
Under 5	4.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	5.9%
75 and over	11.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Mitchell
No high school diploma	11.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	38.0%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Mitchell
Drove alone	82.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	1.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Mitchell
1-unit, detached	72.9%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	11.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Mitchell
Poverty rate	15.4%	20.5%
Average household size	2.07	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1957	1975