Bedford County vs James City County

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford County and James City County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bedford County and James City County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bedford County has the higher population (80,254 vs 80,046 in James City County). James City County has the higher median household income ($107,046 vs $77,644 in Bedford County). James City County has the higher median home value ($419,200 vs $276,600 in Bedford County).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford County	James City County
Population	80,254	80,046
Median age	47.1 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,644	$107,046
Median home value	$276,600	$419,200
Median gross rent	$955	$1,491
Housing units	37,383	34,400
Homeownership rate	84.2%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford County	James City County
Population	78,376 → 80,254 (+2.4%)	74,916 → 80,046 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$64,199 → $77,644 (+20.9%)	$87,678 → $107,046 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$201,900 → $276,600 (+37.0%)	$340,500 → $419,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $955 (+11.7%)	$1,327 → $1,491 (+12.4%)

Bedford County

Population

78,37680,254

Median household income

$64,199$77,644

Median home value

$201,900$276,600

Median gross rent

$855$955

James City County

Population

74,91680,046

Median household income

$87,678$107,046

Median home value

$340,500$419,200

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford County	James City County
Under 5	4.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.7%	14.4%
75 and over	9.1%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford County	James City County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	72.5%
Black or African American	6.0%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford County	James City County
No high school diploma	7.7%	4.8%
High school graduate	28.2%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford County	James City County
Drove alone	80.1%	75.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.1%	15.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford County	James City County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	9.6%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bedford County	James City County
Poverty rate	8.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1989	1997