Bedford County is home to 47,513 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 47.5, about 9 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $179,000, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,992, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bedford County
What changed most since 1990
White share99.1% → 95.4%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age35.6 → 47.5(+11.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.8% → 16.1%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)22.1%(668)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(538)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.2%(1,217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(164)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(33)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,025 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 County, decade by decade
Bedford County 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
47,919
$51,894
$111,123
7.8%
2.1
2000
49,984
$59,625
$141,907
10.2%
4.4
2010
49,762
$57,901
$162,271
12.5%
6.1
2020
47,577
$62,458
$171,746
15.9%
11.2
2024
47,513
$59,992
$179,000
16.1%
11.2
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.
