Bedford vs Saxton

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

Bedford and Saxton 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 723 in Saxton). Bedford has the higher median household income ($50,570 vs $34,861 in Saxton). Bedford has the higher median home value ($182,300 vs $119,600 in Saxton).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Saxton
Population	2,851	723
Median age	52.1 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,570	$34,861
Median home value	$182,300	$119,600
Median gross rent	$674	$638
Housing units	1,629	364
Homeownership rate	48.3%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Saxton
Population	2,718 → 2,851 (+4.9%)	666 → 723 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$49,844 → $50,570 (+1.5%)	$42,188 → $34,861 (-17.4%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $182,300 (+25.3%)	$91,900 → $119,600 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $674 (+4.2%)	$613 → $638 (+4.1%)

Bedford

Population

2,7182,851

Median household income

$49,844$50,570

Median home value

$145,500$182,300

Median gross rent

$647$674

Saxton

Population

666723

Median household income

$42,188$34,861

Median home value

$91,900$119,600

Median gross rent

$613$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Saxton
Under 5	2.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	10.8%	13.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.6%
65 to 74	14.5%	10.0%
75 and over	15.2%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Saxton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	89.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Saxton
No high school diploma	7.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Saxton
Drove alone	86.5%	76.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Saxton
1-unit, detached	45.4%	45.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	27.2%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	22.5%
20 or more units	13.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Saxton
Poverty rate	9.9%	23.6%
Average household size	1.97	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	15	34
Median year structure built	1950	1946