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Bedford township, Taylor County, IA

1,373 Population
7.6 square miles 180.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Taylor County: 43.8 ±0.7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,678 ±$3,771 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
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,286 ±$9,914 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
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.1% ±4.1% (134  ±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)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.6 minutes ±3.4 (12,250  ±2,930) 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)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

598 ±69 Number of households
  • Taylor County: 2,488 ±87
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.4 (1,317  ±143) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Taylor County: 2.3 5,762 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.7% ±2.5% (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)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

722 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Taylor County: 2,889 ±23
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$98,800 ±$7,307 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
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.4% ±4.2% (142  ±59.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than 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)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.4% ±3.7% (885  ±102.5) 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)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.1% ±4.4% (146  ±45.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than 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)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.6% ±0.7% (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
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±2.2% (71  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Taylor County: 8.8% † 397 (±1.4% / ±63)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
71 Total veterans ±24 69 Male ±24 2 Female ±3

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