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Bedford, IA

1,336 Population
1.6 square miles 832.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±3.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Taylor County: 43.8 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$30,693 ±$3,873 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Taylor County: $35,477 ±$2,589
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
$60,781 ±$10,212 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Taylor County: $67,740 ±$6,173
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418

10% ±4.2% (128  ±56) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Taylor County: 11% † 635 (±2.3% / ±134)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)

19.9 minutes ±3.4 (12,175  ±2,946) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Taylor County: 20.9 56,245 (±1.8 / ±5,544)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)

Families

575 ±69 Number of households
  • Taylor County: 2,488 ±87
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
2.2 ±0.4 (1,280  ±148) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Taylor County: 2.3 5,762 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021

1.7% ±2.6% (4  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Taylor County: 7.1% † 77 (±2.9% / ±31)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)

Housing

699 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Taylor County: 2,889 ±23
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523

$96,800 ±$6,091 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Taylor County: $117,200 ±$6,226
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141

10.7% ±4.3% (142  ±59.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Taylor County: 8.4% † 487 (±2.2% / ±130)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)

Social

91.1% ±1.8% (848  ±101.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Taylor County: 92.6% 3,800 (±5.1% / ±209.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
14.5% ±4.4% (135  ±44.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Taylor County: 16% † 657 (±2.2% / ±91.8)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% ±0.8% (8  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Taylor County: 3.2% 187
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988

6.3% ±2.1% (63  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Taylor County: 8.8% † 397 (±1.4% / ±63)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
63 Total veterans ±22 61 Male ±22 2 Female ±3

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