Demographics of Bedford County, Virginia

Bedford County, Virginia had 83,059 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,469 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bedford County, in four figures

83,059
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +3,469 people.; 47.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,937 ±$3,263
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bedford County, Virginia's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bedford County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bedford County, Virginia's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bedford County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	79,590	100.0	100.0
2021	80,311	100.9	100.2
2022	80,832	101.6	100.7
2023	81,765	102.7	101.6
2024	82,467	103.6	102.5
2025	83,059	104.4	103.1

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Population of Bedford County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	79,590	+94	−70	0	+154
2021	80,311	+721	−405	+21	+1,098
2022	80,832	+521	−383	+56	+866
2023	81,765	+933	−186	+71	+1,051
2024	82,467	+702	−160	+138	+734
2025	83,059	+592	−167	+51	+715

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.2 ±0.4: for men 46.8 ±0.5 and for women 47.4 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bedford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,539 ±146	4.4% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,204 ±525	15.1% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,735 ±528	7.1% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,107 ±549	21.1% ±0.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,489 ±740	29.0% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,820 ±740	23.3% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,937 ±$3,263, and income per person $42,461 ±$1,633, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bedford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	4,193 ±528	12.7% ±1.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,371 ±554	16.2% ±1.7	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,228 ±588	18.8% ±1.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,025 ±541	15.2% ±1.6	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,848 ±560	17.7% ±1.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,396 ±429	10.3% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,066 ±368	9.3% ±1.1	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bedford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	6,464 ±1,118	8.1% ±1.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,611 ±407	10.4% ±2.6	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,396 ±554	8.5% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,457 ±255	5.8% ±1.0	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bedford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bedford County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	37,484 ±66	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±1.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.7% ±1.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.3% ±1.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$297,400 ±$9,741	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$952 ±$48	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±1	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bedford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,283 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	68,786 ±474	85.0% ±0.6	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,093 ±387	6.3% ±0.5	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,038 ±164	1.3% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	63 to 223	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	838 ±412	1.0% ±0.5	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,713 ±540	3.4% ±0.7	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bedford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	50,693 ±1,271	62.7% ±1.6	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	27,310 ±1,333	33.8% ±1.6	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	626 ±224	0.8% ±0.3	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,265 ±335	2.8% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,252 ±233	1.5% ±0.3	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,013 ±252	1.3% ±0.3	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bedford County among the counties of Virginia

26th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Bedford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	98,434	−1.2%
Roanoke County	97,150	+0.2%
Portsmouth city	96,777	−1.2%
Rockingham County	89,316	+6.6%
James City County	83,326	+6.2%
Bedford County	83,059	+4.4%
Lynchburg city	81,347	+3.0%
Augusta County	78,940	+1.7%
Fauquier County	76,503	+4.8%
York County	71,374	+1.6%
Pittsylvania County	59,490	−1.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026