Language Spoken At Home in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,478 | 100% |
English only | 12,002 | 96.2% |
Language other than English | 476 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 232 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 317 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 174 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 46 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 113 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 58 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,436 | 100% |
American | 1,668 | 12.4% |
Arab | 12 | 0.1% |
Czech | 26 | 0.2% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 101 | 0.8% |
English | 1,171 | 8.7% |
French (except Basque) | 305 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 48 | 0.4% |
German | 2,494 | 18.6% |
Greek | 12 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 23 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,016 | 15.0% |
Italian | 382 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 90 | 0.7% |
Polish | 159 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.0% |
Russian | 10 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 187 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 273 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 43 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 7 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 17 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 50 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,816 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,477 | 59.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,541 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 2,464 | 42.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 897 | 15.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 346 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 216 | 3.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 667 | 11.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 428 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,339 | 40.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,158 | 37.1% |
65 years and over | 1,101 | 18.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,760 | 30.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,836 | 31.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,869 | 100% |
Householder | 5,816 | 45.2% |
Spouse | 2,450 | 19.0% |
Child | 3,369 | 26.2% |
Other relatives | 726 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 508 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 303 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,239 | 100% |
Never married | 1,330 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 2,673 | 51.0% |
Separated | 106 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 215 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 915 | 17.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,609 | 100% |
Never married | 1,151 | 20.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,575 | 45.9% |
Separated | 65 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 853 | 15.2% |
Divorced | 965 | 17.2% |
Fertility in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 134 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 81 | 60.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 290 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 167 | 57.6% |
Less than 1 year | 88 | 30.3% |
1 or 2 years | 9 | 3.1% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 4.1% |
5 or more years | 58 | 20.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 167 | 100% |
Who are female | 93 | 55.7% |
Who are married | 146 | 87.4% |
School Enrollment in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,084 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 275 | 8.9% |
Kindergarten | 175 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,338 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 625 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 671 | 21.8% |
Educational Attainment in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,293 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 578 | 6.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,232 | 13.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,574 | 38.5% |
Some college, no degree | 2,159 | 23.2% |
Associate's degree | 738 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 615 | 6.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 397 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.9% |
Veteran Status in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,283 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,121 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,883 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,588 | 20.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 215 | 6.9% |
18 to 64 years | 7,537 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,392 | 18.5% |
65 years and over | 2,226 | 100% |
With a disability | 981 | 44.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 13,297 | 100% |
Same house | 10,943 | 82.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,290 | 17.2% |
Same county | 1,572 | 11.8% |
Different county | 718 | 5.4% |
Same state | 641 | 4.8% |
Different state | 77 | 0.6% |
Abroad | 64 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,436 | 100% |
Native | 13,190 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 13,086 | 97.4% |
State of residence | 10,983 | 81.7% |
Different state | 2,103 | 15.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 104 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 246 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 246 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 101 | 41.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 145 | 58.9% |
Year of Entry in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 350 | 100% |
Native | 104 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 104 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 246 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 233 | 94.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bedford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 246 | 100% |
Europe | 7 | 2.8% |
Asia | 151 | 61.4% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 79 | 32.1% |
Northern America | 9 | 3.7% |