Living in Bedford County Public Schools, Virginia

Overview

A total of 31,317 households are located in Bedford County Public Schools area. Among them, 8,673 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.91 people. The total number of children in the region is 20,399 and 16,788 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (1,076) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (3,279) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Bedford County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	31,317
Population	77,899
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,673 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	20,399
Total Students	16,788
Pre-Kindergarten	889
Kindergarten	933
Grade 1-8	7,144
Grade 9-12	3,939
College/Graduate School	3,883
Veterans	62,565
Non-citizen	1,076
Non-English Home Language	3,279
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

64,708 residents are over the age of 16 and 38,381 people are in labor force. Among them, 38,373 people are in civilian labor force and 8 are in armed labor force. 36,986 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Bedford County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	36,290	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	30,857	85.03%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,970	8.18%
Public transportation	3	0.01%
Walked	407	1.12%
Other method	421	1.16%
Worked from home	1,632	4.50%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	36,986	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,880	37.53%
Service	5,492	14.85%
Sales and office	8,493	22.96%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,356	9.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,765	15.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	36,986	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	377	1.02%
Construction	2,392	6.47%
Manufacturing	5,192	14.04%
Wholesale trade	903	2.44%
Retail trade	4,582	12.39%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,334	6.31%
Information	368	0.99%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,094	5.66%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,319	8.97%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,414	25.45%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,227	6.02%
Other services, except public administration	2,417	6.53%
Public administration	1,367	3.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	36,986	-
Private wage and salary workers	30,000	81.11%
Government workers	5,053	13.66%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,910	5.16%
Unpaid family workers	23	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $82,748 for the 31,317 households in Bedford County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $36,992. 72,495 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.94%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,317	-
Less than $10,000	1,478	4.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,028	3.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,680	8.56%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,998	9.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,828	12.22%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,057	19.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,945	15.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,847	15.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,725	5.51%
More than $200,000	1,731	5.53%
Median Household Income	$64,199	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$82,748	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	22,598	-
Less than $10,000	626	2.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	276	1.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,037	4.59%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,602	7.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,715	12.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,672	20.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,174	18.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,319	19.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,619	7.16%
More than $200,000	1,558	6.89%

Median Family Income	$76,536	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,493	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,992	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,436	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,436	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	78,005	-
With health insurance coverage	72,495	92.94%
Public coverage	25,455	32.63%
Private health insurance	59,369	76.11%
Without health insurance coverage	5,510	7.06%

Housing

There are 36,743 housing units in Bedford County Public Schools area, Virginia with 31,317 units (85.23%) occupied. 25,712 houses (82.10%) are occupied by owner and 5,605 houses (17.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $201,900 and the average rental cost is $855. 1,248 houses (3.40%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,281 houses (8.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,743	-
Occupied	31,317	85.23%
Owner Occupied	25,712	82.10%
Renter Occupied	5,605	17.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	27,262	74.20%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,322	3.60%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,808	7.64%
Mobile Homes	5,342	14.54%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,743	-
Built 2014 or later	1,248	3.40%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,112	3.03%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,430	17.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,837	21.33%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,682	18.19%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,851	15.92%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,142	5.83%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,160	5.88%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,281	8.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,743	-
1 room	250	0.68%
2 rooms	194	0.53%
3 rooms	1,204	3.28%
4 rooms	4,129	11.24%
5 rooms	8,146	22.17%
6 rooms	8,113	22.08%
7 rooms	5,083	13.83%
8 rooms	4,053	11.03%
9 rooms or more	5,571	15.16%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,743	-
no bedroom	267	0.73%
1 bedroom	1,032	2.81%
2 bedrooms	7,250	19.73%
3 bedrooms	19,999	54.43%
4 bedrooms	6,329	17.23%
5 bedrooms or more	1,866	5.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,712	-
Less than $50,000	1,512	5.88%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,729	10.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,757	14.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,717	18.35%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,266	24.37%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,627	18.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,729	6.72%
$1,000,000 or more	375	1.46%
Median House Value	$201,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,945	-
Less than $500	434	8.78%
$500 - $999	2,901	58.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,357	27.44%
$1,500 - $1,999	171	3.46%
$2,000 - $2,499	71	1.44%
$2,500 - $2,999	11	0.22%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$855	-

Demographic

A total of 78,376 people lives in Bedford County Public Schools area, Virginia with 38,462 male and 39,914 female. The males to female ratio is 49.07 to 50.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	78,376	-
Male	38,462	49.07%
Female	39,914	50.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	78,376	-
Under 5 years	3,709	4.73%
5 - 9 years	4,532	5.78%
10 - 14 years	4,482	5.72%
15 - 19 years	4,684	5.98%
20 - 24 years	4,278	5.46%
25 - 34 years	7,714	9.84%
35 - 44 years	8,391	10.71%
45 - 54 years	11,500	14.67%
55 - 59 years	6,220	7.94%
60 - 64 years	6,523	8.32%
65 - 74 years	9,773	12.47%
75 - 84 years	4,876	6.22%
85 years and older	1,694	2.16%
Median Age	46.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	78,376	-
One Race	76,752	97.93%
White	70,090	89.43%
Black or African American	5,384	6.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	42	0.05%
Asian	943	1.20%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.01%
Other	283	0.36%

Two or more races	1,624	2.07%
White and Black or African American	651	0.83%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	431	0.55%
White and Asian	238	0.30%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	31	0.04%

Living in Bedford County Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic