Bedford vs La Barge

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

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

Bedford has the higher population (410 vs 278 in La Barge). Bedford has the higher median household income ($127,019 vs $66,786 in La Barge). Since 2019, Bedford's population has grown faster (+41.9% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	La Barge
Population	410	278
Median age	37.9 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$127,019	$66,786
Median home value	—	$184,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,198
Housing units	234	201
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	La Barge
Population	289 → 410 (+41.9%)	315 → 278 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$71,657 → $127,019 (+77.3%)	$44,375 → $66,786 (+50.5%)
Median home value	—	$89,000 → $184,800 (+107.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$768 → $1,198 (+56.0%)

Bedford

Population

289410

Median household income

$71,657$127,019

La Barge

Population

315278

Median household income

$44,375$66,786

Median home value

$89,000$184,800

Median gross rent

$768$1,198

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	La Barge
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	26.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.4%
25 to 34	5.6%	7.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	38.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	21.6%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	La Barge
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	La Barge
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	62.5%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	La Barge
Drove alone	58.5%	83.3%
Carpooled	32.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	La Barge
1-unit, detached	100.0%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	31.8%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	La Barge
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.6%
Average household size	3.25	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1938	1984