Bedford vs Big Island

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

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

Bedford has the higher population (6,703 vs 103 in Big Island). Bedford has the higher median home value ($192,600 vs $137,500 in Big Island). Since 2019, Bedford's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs -49.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Big Island
Population	6,703	103
Median age	43.6 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,697	—
Median home value	$192,600	$137,500
Median gross rent	$876	—
Housing units	3,246	92
Homeownership rate	55.5%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Big Island
Population	6,562 → 6,703 (+2.1%)	203 → 103 (-49.3%)
Median household income	$36,364 → $47,697 (+31.2%)	$34,762 → $40,268 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $192,600 (+33.0%)	$107,500 → $137,500 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $876 (+14.4%)	—

Bedford

Population

6,5626,703

Median household income

$36,364$47,697

Median home value

$144,800$192,600

Median gross rent

$766$876

Big Island

Population

203103

Median household income

$34,762$40,268

Median home value

$107,500$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Big Island
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	16.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	8.7%
65 to 74	13.8%	41.7%
75 and over	8.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Big Island
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	74.8%
Black or African American	15.6%	25.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Big Island
No high school diploma	15.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	75.3%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Big Island
Drove alone	79.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Big Island
1-unit, detached	62.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Big Island
Poverty rate	20.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.17	1.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1969	1950