With 7,724 people, Bedford is a city in Virginia. At a median age of 44.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 25%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $222,500. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,288, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bedford
What changed most since 1990
Black share21.9% → 13.9%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.3% → 69.2%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Bedford's population equals 9.5% of Bedford County's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.9%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(76)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.1%(126)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 522 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bedford, decade by decade
Bedford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,073
$54,690
$133,684
15.0%
46.2
2000
6,299
$52,449
$163,585
15.2%
49.0
2010
6,222
$46,411
$200,105
20.8%
49.3
2020
6,657
$48,800
$179,382
17.7%
53.8
2024
7,724
$70,288
$222,500
27.9%
43.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
