Bedford County vs York County

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

Bedford County and York 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 70,590 in York County). York County has the higher median household income ($108,326 vs $77,644 in Bedford County). York County has the higher median home value ($411,200 vs $276,600 in Bedford County).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford County	York County
Population	80,254	70,590
Median age	47.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,644	$108,326
Median home value	$276,600	$411,200
Median gross rent	$955	$1,777
Housing units	37,383	28,211
Homeownership rate	84.2%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford County	York County
Population	78,376 → 80,254 (+2.4%)	67,982 → 70,590 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$64,199 → $77,644 (+20.9%)	$92,069 → $108,326 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$201,900 → $276,600 (+37.0%)	$327,100 → $411,200 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $955 (+11.7%)	$1,480 → $1,777 (+20.1%)

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

York County

Population

67,98270,590

Median household income

$92,069$108,326

Median home value

$327,100$411,200

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford County	York County
Under 5	4.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.7%
75 and over	9.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	66.9%
Black or African American	6.0%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.9%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford County	York County
No high school diploma	7.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	28.2%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford County	York County
Drove alone	80.1%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.1%	12.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford County	York County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	11.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Bedford County	York County
Poverty rate	8.1%	5.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1989	1992