Bedford, Virginia


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Bedford
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Population 2000:6,299
Population 2002:6,225
Elevation:1,017 feet
Area codes:540
Land area:6.9 square miles
Foreign born:1.6
Industries:Manufacturing (23.9%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (14.0%).
Population growth:-74 (-1.17%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:74.7%
Black:22.4%
Two or more races:1.2%
Hispanic:0.9%
American Indian:0.8%
Marital Status
Now married:53.8%
Never married:21.3%
Divorced:11.9%
Widowed:10.4%
Separated:2.6%
Median
House value:$90,400
Household income:$28,792
Resident age:40.9 years
Bedford Compared to Virginia State Average
Number of college students:below
Median house value:below
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Unemployed percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:below
Institutionalized population percentage:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much below
Population density:below
Median age:above
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher:15.2%
Unemployed:13.3%
Graduate or professional degree:4.6%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:287.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 larceny counts:165 (2542.4 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:29 (446.8 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:15 (231.1 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:11 (169.5 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:7 (107.9 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:5 (77.0 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
United States:12.4%
English:12.2%
German:7.9%
Irish:6.8%
Scotch-Irish:2.5%
Scottish:1.9%
 

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Bedford, Virginia ZIP Codes: 24523