Bedford vs Needmore

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

Bedford and Needmore 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 307 in Needmore). Needmore has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $50,253 in Bedford). Bedford has the higher median home value ($136,900 vs $68,800 in Needmore).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Needmore
Population	13,824	307
Median age	41.6 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,253	$68,125
Median home value	$136,900	$68,800
Median gross rent	$819	—
Housing units	6,831	155
Homeownership rate	66.0%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Needmore
Population	13,272 → 13,824 (+4.2%)	287 → 307 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$43,700 → $50,253 (+15.0%)	$44,181 → $68,125 (+54.2%)
Median home value	$94,800 → $136,900 (+44.4%)	$63,100 → $68,800 (+9.0%)
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

Needmore

Population

287307

Median household income

$44,181$68,125

Median home value

$63,100$68,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Needmore
Under 5	4.3%	20.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	8.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	23.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.9%	20.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	4.6%
75 and over	11.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Needmore
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	Needmore
No high school diploma	11.9%	17.7%
High school graduate	38.0%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Needmore
Drove alone	82.8%	95.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	4.8%
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	Needmore
1-unit, detached	72.9%	56.1%
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%	43.9%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Needmore
Poverty rate	15.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.07	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1957	1969