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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $949 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bedford County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.
Cities in this county include: Robinson Township
, Bedford
, Everett
, Hyndman
, Saxton
, Schellsburg
, Manns Choice
, Woodbury
, Hopewell
, New Paris
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Neighboring
counties: Allegany County, Maryland
, Blair County
, Cambria County
, Fulton County
, Huntingdon County
, Somerset County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bedford County: Fishertown
Station
(A),
Stuckeyville
(B),
Sulfur Springs Station
(C),
Shaefer Overlook
(D),
Parcell
(E),
Hughes
(F),
Glendale
(G),
Mills Store
(H),
Iron Masters Country Club
(I),
Millers Corners
(J),
Bethel Park Campgrounds
(K),
Queen Station
(L),
Gravel Pit Station
(M),
Cruse
(N),
The Narrows
(O),
The Scalp
(P),
Willow Grove
(Q),
Green Point
(R),
Blankey Ranger Station
(S),
Blankley Picnic Area
(T)
Churches in Bedford County include: Holsinger
Church
(A),
Mount Hope Church
(B),
Saint Marks Union Church
(C),
Saint Marks Church
(D),
Saint Lukes Church
(E),
Wards Church
(F),
Fairview Church
(G),
Horne Church
(H),
Saint Johns Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Stiefler
Cemetery
(1),
Fellowship And Union Cemeteries
(2),
Steele Cemetery
(3),
Hopewell Cemetery
(4),
Saint Lukes Cemetery
(5),
Evans Cemetery
(6),
Saint Pauls Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little
Pond
(A),
Groundhog, Lake
(B),
Big Pond
(C),
John C Smith Reservoir
(D),
Shawnee Lake
(E),
Todd Spring Reservoir
(F),
Saxton Pond
(G),
Lake Koon
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pond
Branch
(A),
Growden Run
(B),
Potter Creek
(C),
Grim Run
(D),
Greys Run
(E),
Ravers Run
(F),
Gordon Creek
(G),
Gooseberry Run
(H),
Gladdens Run
(I)
Parks in Bedford County include: State
Game Lands Number 73
(1),
State Game Lands Number 97
(2),
Warriors Path State Park
(3),
State Game Lands Number 261
(4),
State Game Lands Number 26
(5),
Blue Knob State Park
(6),
State Game Lands Number 49
(7),
State Game Lands Number 48
(8),
Shawnee State Park
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.9% | | Pennsylvania: |
4.1% |
Current college students: 1,066
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 291 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Bedford
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 4.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 44
- 1990
to 1994: 35
- 1985
to 1989: 13
- 1980
to 1984: 10
- 1975
to 1979: 22
- 1970
to 1974: 39
- 1970
to 1974: 27
- 1965
to 1969: 101
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Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 17,110
- One,
attached: 278
- Two:
615
- 3
or 4: 551
- 5
to 9: 228
- 10
to 19: 382
- 20
or more: 195
- Mobile
homes: 3,936
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 234
Housing units in Bedford County with a mortgage: 5,233 (558 second mortgage, 608 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,708 Agriculture
in Bedford County
Average size of farms: 176 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $52595
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $102.05
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.18%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $46263
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.78%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51997
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.30
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 38.84%
Corn for grain: 10775 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 751 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2426 harvested acres
Vegetables: 189 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1060 acresBedford
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/8/1996, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Machinery
(7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Leather
and allied products (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(25%)
- Canada
(10%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- Other
Northern Europe (4%)
- Taiwan
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bedford County:
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- German
(43%)
- United
States or American (17%)
- English
(8%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Polish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 17,466 (79%)
- Carpooled:
2,712 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Railroad:
3 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
2 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
29 (0%)
- Walked:
598 (3%)
- Other
means: 194 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,044 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- 253
people in nursing homes
- 104
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 33
people in other group homes
- 22
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,824.
3.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,926 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.53% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 4.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.00% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($19,843 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($16,083 average AGI)
| Bedford
County: |
1.53% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.15% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Blair County, PA
|
0.59% ($29,536 average AGI) |
| from
Cambria County, PA
|
0.22% ($34,116) |
| from
Huntingdon County, PA
|
0.21% ($25,829) |
| from
Allegany County, MD
|
0.18% ($30,057) |
| from
Fulton County, PA
|
0.15% ($31,448) |
| from
Somerset County, PA
|
0.12% ($40,227) |
| from
Allegheny County, PA
|
0.09% ($29,889) |
3.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,725 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.51% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 5.08% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.00% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($16,881 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($13,844 average AGI)
| Bedford
County: |
1.52% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.30% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Blair County, PA
|
0.62% ($27,168 average AGI) |
| to
Huntingdon County, PA
|
0.18% ($27,257) |
| to
Allegany County, MD
|
0.16% ($24,633) |
| to
Allegheny County, PA
|
0.15% ($35,000) |
| to
Somerset County, PA
|
0.13% ($26,500) |
| to
Cambria County, PA
|
0.12% ($24,304) |
| to
Franklin County, PA
|
0.10% ($28,368) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Births
per 1000 population in Bedford County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bedford County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bedford County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,477 (8,363 aged, 1,114 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 49,517
- In
family households: 43,544 (12,384 male householders, 2,158 female householders)
12,188
spouses, 14,584 children (13,523 natural, 218 adopted, 843 stepchildren), 617 grandchildren, 190 brothers or sisters, 246 parents, 430 other relatives, 747 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,973 (2,293 male householders (1,898 living alone)), 2,965 female householders (2,751 living alone)), 715 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 467 (353 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 6,735 2-persons, 3,431 3-persons, 2,831 4-persons, 1,090 5-persons, 299 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,649 1-person, 521 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
9,053 married couples with children.
1,888 single-parent households (609 men, 1,279 women).
97.5% of residents of Bedford County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $293,221,000 ($5838 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,305,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $139,661,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,399,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,441,000
Federal grants: $67,999,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,961,000 ($2,938,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,760,000 ($2,462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,075,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,295,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,448,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,861
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,567
| Here: |
51 per 1000 residents | | State: | 54
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +25
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -145
| Here: |
-3 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bedford County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.97 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 432
- 1995
to 1998: 1,328
- 1990
to 1994: 1,511
- 1980
to 1989: 2,653
- 1970
to 1979: 3,967
- 1960
to 1969: 2,675
- 1950
to 1959: 2,299
- 1940
to 1949: 1,483
- 1939
or earlier: 7,181
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bedford County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 18
- 2
rooms: 53
- 3
rooms: 239
- 4
rooms: 1,673
- 5
rooms: 3,743
- 6
rooms: 4,128
- 7
rooms: 2,757
- 8
rooms: 1,777
- 9
or more rooms: 1,462
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 31
- 2
rooms: 171
- 3
rooms: 541
- 4
rooms: 965
- 5
rooms: 915
- 6
rooms: 536
- 7
rooms: 353
- 8
rooms: 234
- 9
or more rooms: 172
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bedford County: |
- no
bedroom: 35
- 1
bedroom: 279
- 2
bedrooms: 3,571
- 3
bedrooms: 9,077
- 4
bedrooms: 2,370
- 5
or more bedrooms: 518
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford County: |
- no
bedroom: 57
- 1
bedroom: 810
- 2
bedrooms: 1,423
- 3
bedrooms: 1,158
- 4
bedrooms: 381
- 5
or more bedrooms: 89
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bedford County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 656
- 1
vehicle: 3,757
- 2
vehicles: 7,104
- 3
vehicles: 3,056
- 4
vehicles: 918
- 5
or more vehicles: 359
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bedford County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 560
- 1
vehicle: 1,863
- 2
vehicles: 1,177
- 3
vehicles: 239
- 4
vehicles: 46
- 5
or more vehicles: 33
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71% of Bedford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Bedford
County: |
70.7% | | State
average: |
64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 40162
- Northeast:
1151
- Midwest:
1186
- South:
6607
- West:
442
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Coal
or coke (4%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (64%)
- Electricity
(18%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Utility
gas (5%)
- Coal
or coke (3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 360
| Here: |
6.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 134
| Here: |
5.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 160
| Here: |
17.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
Bedford
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
- Charges
- All Other: $2,138,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Construction
- General: $50,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $3,302,000
Corrections - Other: $2,264,000
Welfare - Other: $1,708,000
Regular Highways: $1,506,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,473,000
Central Staff Services: $512,000
Financial Administration: $500,000
General Public Buildings: $225,000
Health Services - Other: $145,000
Libraries: $105,000
Natural Resources - Other: $104,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Employee
Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $4,799,000
Total Other Securities: $2,705,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $1,276,000
Benefit Payments: $497,000
Local Employee Contribution: $261,000
Interest Revenue: $152,000
From Local Government: $113,000
Withdrawals: $105,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $371,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,176,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,721,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $455,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,547,000
Interest Earnings: $63,000
Rents: $26,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $478,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,269,000
All Other: $1,099,000
Health & Hospitals: $308,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,799,000
NEC: $21,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,017,000
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