Bedford County, Virginia

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 80,254
Median household income: $77,644
Median home value: $276,600

Home to 80,254 residents, Bedford County is one of Virginia's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $77,644 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bedford County's population grew 2.4% from 78,376 to 80,254, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $64,199 to $77,644.

80.1% of workers drive to work alone. 76.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80,254
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $77,644
Median home value: $276,600
Median gross rent: $955
Housing units: 37,383
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78,37680,254

Median household income

$64,199$77,644

Median home value

$201,900$276,600

Median gross rent

$855$955

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	78,376	$64,199	$201,900	$855
2020	78,965	$67,136	$211,600	$856
2021	79,183	$70,870	$227,500	$893
2022	79,761	$74,773	$263,900	$939
2023	80,254	$77,644	$276,600	$955

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,547	4.4%
5 to 17	12,188	15.2%
18 to 24	5,892	7.3%
25 to 34	8,243	10.3%
35 to 44	8,500	10.6%
45 to 54	10,573	13.2%
55 to 64	13,087	16.3%
65 to 74	10,961	13.7%
75 and over	7,263	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,692	85.6%
Black or African American	4,791	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.1%
Asian	890	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	700	0.9%
Two or more races	2,924	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,174	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,527	7.7%
High school graduate	16,550	28.2%
Some college or associate's	17,824	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12,205	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7,521	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,328	80.1%
Carpooled	2,543	6.9%
Public transit	14	0.0%
Walked	233	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,047	11.1%
Other means	452	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,325	19.4%
15 to 29 min	13,795	42.4%
30 to 44 min	7,641	23.5%
45 to 59 min	2,861	8.8%
60+ min	1,948	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 8.1% (6,429 of 79,530)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,887	70.0%
Nonfamily households	9,811	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,698	87.5%
Vacant	4,685	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,536	84.2%
Renter-occupied	5,162	15.8%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,759	76.9%
1-unit, attached	1,658	4.4%
2 to 4 units	936	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1,279	3.4%
20 or more units	732	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4,019	10.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 51019
State: Virginia
Land area: 760 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 37.3123, -79.5272

Cities & places

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