Language Spoken At Home in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 41,660 | 100% |
English only | 37,029 | 88.9% |
Language other than English | 4,631 | 11.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,536 | 6.1% |
Spanish | 3,909 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,134 | 5.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 252 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 262 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 150 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 208 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 171 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,060 | 100% |
American | 14,107 | 31.3% |
Arab | 7 | 0.0% |
Czech | 21 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 621 | 1.4% |
English | 3,841 | 8.5% |
French (except Basque) | 711 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 62 | 0.1% |
German | 3,437 | 7.6% |
Greek | 72 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 25 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,058 | 9.0% |
Italian | 626 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 42 | 0.1% |
Polish | 336 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.1% |
Russian | 86 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 705 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 541 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 25 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 258 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 139 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 14 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 79 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 137 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,142 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,757 | 72.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,087 | 31.5% |
Married-couple family | 8,755 | 54.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,369 | 20.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 987 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 559 | 3.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,015 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,159 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 4,385 | 27.2% |
Householder living alone | 3,701 | 22.9% |
65 years and over | 1,252 | 7.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,836 | 36.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,077 | 25.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 44,506 | 100% |
Householder | 16,142 | 36.3% |
Spouse | 8,714 | 19.6% |
Child | 14,164 | 31.8% |
Other relatives | 3,474 | 7.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,012 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 1,033 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,327 | 100% |
Never married | 5,147 | 29.7% |
Now married, except separated | 9,388 | 54.2% |
Separated | 368 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 367 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 2,057 | 11.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,602 | 100% |
Never married | 3,679 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,607 | 54.6% |
Separated | 321 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,570 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 2,425 | 13.8% |
Fertility in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 632 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 303 | 47.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 127 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,237 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 670 | 54.2% |
Less than 1 year | 156 | 12.6% |
1 or 2 years | 172 | 13.9% |
3 or 4 years | 106 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 236 | 19.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 670 | 100% |
Who are female | 317 | 47.3% |
Who are married | 581 | 86.7% |
School Enrollment in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,794 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 707 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 734 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,378 | 49.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,530 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,445 | 13.4% |
Educational Attainment in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 29,026 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,852 | 9.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,786 | 13.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,332 | 42.5% |
Some college, no degree | 4,771 | 16.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,593 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,552 | 8.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,140 | 3.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.7% |
Veteran Status in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,942 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,041 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 44,649 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,998 | 15.7% |
Under 18 years | 12,092 | 100% |
With a disability | 506 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 26,801 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,870 | 14.4% |
65 years and over | 5,756 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,622 | 45.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 44,435 | 100% |
Same house | 39,463 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,905 | 11.0% |
Same county | 3,046 | 6.9% |
Different county | 1,859 | 4.2% |
Same state | 1,299 | 2.9% |
Different state | 560 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 67 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,060 | 100% |
Native | 41,641 | 92.4% |
Born in United States | 41,463 | 92.0% |
State of residence | 30,332 | 67.3% |
Different state | 11,131 | 24.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 178 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 3,419 | 7.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,419 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 293 | 8.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,126 | 91.4% |
Year of Entry in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,597 | 100% |
Native | 178 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 178 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,419 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,401 | 99.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bedford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,419 | 100% |
Europe | 91 | 2.7% |
Asia | 284 | 8.3% |
Africa | 248 | 7.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,759 | 80.7% |
Northern America | 37 | 1.1% |