Bedford vs Moneta

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

Bedford and Moneta 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 301 in Moneta). Moneta has the higher median home value ($302,700 vs $192,600 in Bedford). Since 2019, Bedford's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs -32.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Moneta
Population	6,703	301
Median age	43.6 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,697	—
Median home value	$192,600	$302,700
Median gross rent	$876	$1,321
Housing units	3,246	203
Homeownership rate	55.5%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Moneta
Population	6,562 → 6,703 (+2.1%)	443 → 301 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$36,364 → $47,697 (+31.2%)	$37,188 → $31,141 (-16.3%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $192,600 (+33.0%)	$140,000 → $302,700 (+116.2%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $876 (+14.4%)	$1,388 → $1,321 (-4.8%)

Bedford

Population

6,5626,703

Median household income

$36,364$47,697

Median home value

$144,800$192,600

Median gross rent

$766$876

Moneta

Population

443301

Median household income

$37,188$31,141

Median home value

$140,000$302,700

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,321

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Moneta
Under 5	3.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	16.3%	6.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	6.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	13.8%	31.6%
75 and over	8.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Moneta
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	96.3%
Black or African American	15.6%	3.7%
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	Moneta
No high school diploma	15.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Moneta
Drove alone	79.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	17.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Moneta
1-unit, detached	62.3%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	15.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Moneta
Poverty rate	20.4%	24.3%
Average household size	2.17	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1969	2002