COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bedford County

Pennsylvania · 47,919 residents · 1,012 sq mi

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Bedford County is home to 47,919 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $46,300. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $280 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

47,919

−4%vs 2000

vs 49,984 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,012 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(3,064)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(3,181)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(3,623)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(3,540)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,956)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(7,136)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(6,786)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(5,267)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(5,019)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(4,412)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(2,284)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(651)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,622

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,731 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,954

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,316 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(49,089)

Black0.3%(167)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(263)

Asian0.3%(142)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(47,611)

Black0.2%(87)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(142)

Asian0.2%(89)

Other0.3%(132)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(299)

Puerto Rican0.2%(93)

Central American0.1%(47)

Guatemalan0.1%(28)

South American0%(23)

Colombian0%(20)

Nicaraguan0%(14)

Spaniard0%(12)

Salvadoran0%(5)

Cuban0%(3)

Dominican0%(2)

Ecuadorian0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(64)

Sri Lankan0.1%(54)

Vietnamese0.1%(27)

Nepalese0.1%(25)

Asian Indian0%(20)

Korean0%(16)

Chinese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German30.3%(14,402)

Irish11%(5,204)

English10.3%(4,880)

American7%(3,312)

Italian3.3%(1,588)

Polish2%(939)

French2%(928)

Scottish1.6%(771)

Swiss1%(498)

Welsh1%(495)

Dutch1%(464)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(271)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.4%(185)

Slovak0.4%(183)

Russian0.3%(157)

Greek0.3%(149)

Swedish0.3%(127)

Norwegian0.2%(92)

French Canadian0.2%(77)

Lithuanian0.2%(75)

British0.1%(70)

Croatian0.1%(70)

Slovene0.1%(66)

Danish0.1%(64)

Ukrainian0.1%(62)

Austrian0.1%(41)

Czech0.1%(34)

Portuguese0.1%(33)

Serbian0%(22)

Subsaharan African0%(22)

Arab0%(20)

Finnish0%(19)

West Indian0%(17)

Canadian0%(14)

Syrian0%(10)

Belgian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(2)

Lebanese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.5%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.8%(5,728)

Married55%(10,938)

Widowed4.4%(869)

Divorced11.8%(2,345)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(4,456)

Married56.3%(11,300)

Widowed11.3%(2,268)

Divorced10.2%(2,045)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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