Demographics of Bedford city, Ohio

Bedford city, Ohio had 12,723 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −399 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bedford city, in four figures

12,723
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,931 ±24.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −399 people.; 42.2 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,308 ±$4,728
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bedford city, Ohio's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bedford city, Ohio'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bedford city, Ohio's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bedford city, Ohio'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	13,122	100.0	100.0
2021	12,986	99.0	100.2
2022	12,860	98.0	100.7
2023	12,801	97.6	101.6
2024	12,767	97.3	102.5
2025	12,723	97.0	103.1

Population of Bedford city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,122	—
2021	12,986	−136
2022	12,860	−126
2023	12,801	−59
2024	12,767	−34
2025	12,723	−44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±3.3: for men 35.8 ±11.9 and for women 46.7 ±6.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bedford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	695 ±288	5.4% ±2.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,856 ±434	14.4% ±3.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,608 ±441	12.4% ±3.4	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,938 ±539	22.7% ±4.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,280 ±495	25.4% ±3.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,554 ±450	19.8% ±3.5	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,308 ±$4,728, and income per person $33,940 ±$2,928, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bedford city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,250 ±326	20.4% ±5.1	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,358 ±424	22.1% ±6.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,398 ±328	22.8% ±5.1	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	813 ±213	13.2% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	719 ±271	11.7% ±4.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	391 ±163	6.4% ±2.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	97 to 317	1.6% to 5.1%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,760 ±600	13.6% ±4.7	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	178 to 548	14.4% ±6.6	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	994 ±390	15.1% ±5.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	403 ±159	10.7% ±3.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bedford city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bedford city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	7,139 ±519	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±2.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±4.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.2% ±4.8	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.8% ±6.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$135,200 ±$8,000	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,059 ±$66	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±3	1970 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	158 to 976	1.2% to 7.5%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,236 ±711	32.8% ±5.5	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,461 ±830	57.7% ±6.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	636 ±278	4.9% ±2.1	4.3% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	10,650 ±474	82.4% ±3.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,606 ±322	12.4% ±2.5	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 428	0% to 3.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	53 to 927	0.4% to 7.2%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 842	0% to 6.5%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 168	0% to 1.3%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Bedford city among the places of Ohio

147th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Bedford city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Loveland city	13,197 ±244
Bexley city	13,114 ±23
Harrison city	13,084 ±70
Dover city	13,053 ±31
West Carrollton city	12,976 ±27
Bedford city	12,931 ±24
Amherst city	12,906 ±41
Amelia CDP	12,871 ±951
Greenville city	12,741 ±31
Wickliffe city	12,659 ±32
Wilmington city	12,620 ±55

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 34 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 65 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 132 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 137 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 150 Places in Ohio by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026