Bedford vs Hyndman

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

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

Bedford has the higher population (2,851 vs 913 in Hyndman). Hyndman has the higher median household income ($52,778 vs $50,570 in Bedford). Bedford has the higher median home value ($182,300 vs $89,000 in Hyndman).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Hyndman
Population	2,851	913
Median age	52.1 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,570	$52,778
Median home value	$182,300	$89,000
Median gross rent	$674	$525
Housing units	1,629	432
Homeownership rate	48.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Hyndman
Population	2,718 → 2,851 (+4.9%)	844 → 913 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$49,844 → $50,570 (+1.5%)	$43,182 → $52,778 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $182,300 (+25.3%)	$80,300 → $89,000 (+10.8%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $674 (+4.2%)	$543 → $525 (-3.3%)

Bedford

Population

2,7182,851

Median household income

$49,844$50,570

Median home value

$145,500$182,300

Median gross rent

$647$674

Hyndman

Population

844913

Median household income

$43,182$52,778

Median home value

$80,300$89,000

Median gross rent

$543$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Hyndman
Under 5	2.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	11.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	9.5%	17.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	8.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	25.4%
65 to 74	14.5%	9.3%
75 and over	15.2%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Hyndman
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Hyndman
No high school diploma	7.1%	11.3%
High school graduate	40.0%	63.5%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Hyndman
Drove alone	86.5%	70.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Hyndman
1-unit, detached	45.4%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	11.1%
20 or more units	13.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Hyndman
Poverty rate	9.9%	11.1%
Average household size	1.97	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	15	36
Median year structure built	1950	1942