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Bedford town, Westchester County, NY

16,722 Population
37.5 square miles 445.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Westchester County: 41.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$104,585 ±$9,582 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Westchester County: $72,705 ±$1,066
  • more than double the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • more than double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$196,034 ±$16,843 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Westchester County: $118,976 ±$2,567
  • more than double the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • more than double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.9% ±3.4% (1,406  ±529) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Westchester County: 9% 88,130 (±0.4% / ±4,019)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.3 minutes ±5.9 (215,900  ±21,230) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Westchester County: 34.6 13,653,895 (±0.4 / ±202,297)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,438 ±286 Number of households
  • Westchester County: 372,883 ±1,455
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.2 (15,553  ±204) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Westchester County: 2.6 973,210 (±0 / ±281)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.5% ±3.8% (305  ±157) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Westchester County: 4.6% † 10,416 (±0.5% / ±1,046)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,140 ±295 Number of housing units
  • Westchester County: 394,358 ±190
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$938,800 ±$39,986 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Westchester County: $663,200 ±$5,709
  • more than double the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.7% ±3.3% (2,089  ±545.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Westchester County: 9% 88,976 (±0.4% / ±3,982.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.7% ±4.2% (10,354  ±632.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Westchester County: 89.4% 627,149 (±0.9% / ±6,189.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
67.9% ±3.7% (7,749  ±524.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Westchester County: 53.1% 372,747 (±0.7% / ±4,585.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • nearly double 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

15.2% ±3.7% (2,533  ±620) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Westchester County: 26.1% 260,427
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.8% ±0.6% (233  ±81) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Westchester County: 2.9% 22,789 (±0.2% / ±1,343)
  • about half the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
233 Total veterans ±81 204 Male ±75 29 Female ±25

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