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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%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 74.7% |
| Black: | 22.4% |
| Two or more races: | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 0.9% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 53.8% |
| Never married: | 21.3% |
| Divorced: | 11.9% |
| Widowed: | 10.4% |
| Separated: | 2.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $90,400 |
| Household income: | $28,792 |
| Resident age: | 40.9 years |
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| 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 |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 70.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.2% |
| Unemployed: | 13.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.6% |
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| 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 |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 12.4% |
| English: | 12.2% |
| German: | 7.9% |
| Irish: | 6.8% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.5% |
| Scottish: | 1.9% |