Bedford County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 44,88495.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7811.7%Two or more races
  • 6321.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3330.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2170.5%Asian alone
  • 630.1%Some other race alone
  • 570.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $249,758

Here:	$249,758
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $471,113

Here:	$471,113
State:	$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $285,082

Here:	$285,082
State:	$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $390,267

Here:	$390,267
State:	$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,816

Here:	$112,816
State:	$320,068

Mobile homes: $91,187

Here:	$91,187
State:	$92,414

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,411 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,258 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bedford County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bedford, Everett, Earlston, Hyndman, Saxton, Stonerstown, Schellsburg, Manns Choice, Woodbury, Defiance.

Neighboring counties: Camden County, New Jersey , Somerset County, New Jersey , Delaware County , Fulton County , Phillips County, Colorado , Washington County, Colorado , Schuyler County, Illinois .

Current college students: 1,066
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 503 (62.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1512010 or later
• 1062000 to 2009
• 681990 to 1999
• 231980 to 1989
• 611970 to 1979
• 128Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,779
• One, attached: 403
• Two: 544
• 3 or 4: 633
• 5 to 9: 291
• 10 to 19: 346
• 20 to 49: 297
• 50 or more: 163
• Mobile homes: 3,224
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Bedford County with a mortgage: 7,288 (749 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 601 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 633

Religion statistics for Bedford County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bedford County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4099: January 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4099, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Tropical Depression Frances, Incident Period: September 08, 2004 to September 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1555: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1555, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.82% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,824 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.32% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($30,419 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($25,403 average AGI)

Bedford County:	1.49%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Blair County, PA	0.81% ($40,606 average AGI)
from Huntingdon County, PA	0.21% ($48,738)
from Somerset County, PA	0.19% ($55,368)
from Cambria County, PA	0.19% ($50,459)
from Allegany County, MD	0.15% ($43,621)
from Fulton County, PA	0.14% ($35,148)
from Franklin County, PA	0.12% ($45,043)

3.44% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,119 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.26% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($25,107 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($33,012 average AGI)

Bedford County:	1.18%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Blair County, PA	0.80% ($36,635 average AGI)
to Huntingdon County, PA	0.25% ($36,449)
to Somerset County, PA	0.20% ($41,000)
to Cambria County, PA	0.17% ($43,758)
to Allegany County, MD	0.14% ($33,286)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.12% ($35,708)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bedford County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,652 (2,771 living alone), Female householders: 9,270 (3,213 living alone)

• 10,652 spouses (10,618 opposite-sex spouses), 1,223 unmarried partners, (1,193 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,476 children (11,513 natural, 404 adopted, 553 stepchildren), 812 grandchildren, 357 brothers or sisters, 499 parents, 88 foster children, 332 other relatives, 692 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 481

Size of family households: 6,841 2-persons, 2,544 3-persons, 2,246 4-persons, 742 5-persons, 365 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,984 1-person, 987 2-persons, 105 3-persons.

6,346 married couples with children.
1,813 single-parent households (804 men, 1,009 women).

96.8% of residents of Bedford speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $293,221,000 ($5,838 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,305,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $139,661,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,399,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,441,000
Federal grants: $67,999,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,961,000 ($2,938,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,760,000 ($2,462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,075,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,295,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,448,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.97 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

• Year house built in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
• 672020 or later
• 1,3462010 to 2019
• 2,3142000 to 2009
• 2,6861990 to 1999
• 2,6431980 to 1989
• 3,2601970 to 1979
• 1,8861960 to 1969
• 2,3531950 to 1959
• 9961940 to 1949
• 6,0921939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
• 391 room
• 472 rooms
• 3193 rooms
• 1,0904 rooms
• 2,8695 rooms
• 3,8126 rooms
• 2,6307 rooms
• 2,0648 rooms
• 2,8479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
• 1211 room
• 2442 rooms
• 6713 rooms
• 9314 rooms
• 7355 rooms
• 6436 rooms
• 3857 rooms
• 2018 rooms
• 2699+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
• 40no bedroom
• 3741 bedroom
• 3,0742 bedrooms
• 8,7583 bedrooms
• 2,7264 bedrooms
• 7175+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
• 128no bedroom
• 1,0021 bedroom
• 1,4372 bedrooms
• 1,1593 bedrooms
• 3144 bedrooms
• 1485+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 513no vehicle
• 3,5311 vehicle
• 6,2632 vehicles
• 3,4133 vehicles
• 1,2434 vehicles
• 6715+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bedford County in renter-occupied apartments
• 638no vehicle
• 2,1171 vehicle
• 1,0792 vehicles
• 2263 vehicles
• 1224 vehicles
• 635+ vehicles

92.4% of Bedford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 37,684
• Other state: 8,935
• Northeast: 957
• Midwest: 1,090
• South: 6,395
• West: 473

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,245
• Number of aged recipients: 119
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,126
• Number of recipients under 18: 220
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 767
• Number of recipients older than 64: 258
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 479
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 569

Bedford County on our top lists:

• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"