Demographics of Bedford town, Virginia

Bedford town, Virginia had 7,911 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +282 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 town, in four figures

7,911
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,724 ±21.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +282 people.; 44.6 ±3.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,288 ±$12,886
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 town, Virginia's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bedford town, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bedford town, Virginia's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bedford town, 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	7,629	100.0	100.0
2021	7,688	100.8	100.2
2022	7,728	101.3	100.7
2023	7,807	102.3	101.6
2024	7,866	103.1	102.5
2025	7,911	103.7	103.1

Population of Bedford town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,629	—
2021	7,688	+59
2022	7,728	+40
2023	7,807	+79
2024	7,866	+59
2025	7,911	+45

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.6 ±3.5: for men 40.8 ±9.5 and for women 45.4 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bedford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	207 ±93	2.7% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,414 ±382	18.3% ±4.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	553 ±213	7.2% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,757 ±320	22.7% ±4.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,146 ±339	27.8% ±4.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,647 ±267	21.3% ±3.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,288 ±$12,886, and income per person $32,315 ±$4,395, 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 town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	627 ±197	20.5% ±6.0	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	467 ±168	15.2% ±5.2	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	599 ±175	19.5% ±5.2	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	558 ±164	18.2% ±4.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	426 ±176	13.9% ±5.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	83 to 377	2.8% to 12.2%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	78 to 238	5.2% ±2.5	17.7% ±0.2	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	902 ±369	12.2% ±5.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	107 to 379	7.7% to 22.7%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	486 ±239	12.9% ±6.1	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	85 to 261	8.4% ±4.0	8.9% ±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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bedford town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,379 ±375	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.7% ±3.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% to 14.1%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.2% ±2.7	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.8% ±7.1	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$222,500 ±$19,246	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$828 ±$67	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 204	0% to 2.6%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,119 ±425	79.2% ±5.5	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,077 ±375	13.9% ±4.9	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 135	0% to 1.7%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 270	< 0.1% to 3.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	87 to 369	1.1% to 4.8%	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	5,320 ±477	68.9% ±6.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,163 ±450	28.0% ±5.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 87	0.2% to 1.1%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	74 to 304	1.0% to 3.9%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	37 to 171	0.5% to 2.2%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 171	0% to 2.2%	5.7% ±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 town among the places of Virginia

129th of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Bedford town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bellwood CDP	7,907 ±1,057
South Boston town	7,853 ±28
Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County)	7,823 ±1,000
Farmville town	7,774 ±341
Ashland town	7,772 ±37
Bedford town	7,724 ±21
Floris CDP	7,589 ±656
Aquia Harbour CDP	7,481 ±737
Laurel Hill CDP	7,450 ±1,018
Sandston CDP	7,399 ±950
Woodlake CDP	7,358 ±757

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Virginia by median age
No. 6 Places in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 57 Places in Virginia by homeownership rate
No. 103 Places in Virginia by median household income
No. 116 Places in Virginia by per capita income
No. 136 Places in Virginia by median home value

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