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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $637 (0.7%)
Area name: Lynchburg, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bedford city is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $658 a month.
Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 98 (88% naturalized citizens)
| Bedford
city: |
1.6% | | Whole
state: | 8.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 11
- 1990
to 1994: 12
- 1985
to 1989: 22
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 18
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 35
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Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,833
- One,
attached: 63
- Two:
311
- 3
or 4: 62
- 5
to 9: 67
- 10
to 19: 302
- 20
or more: 32
- Mobile
homes: 32
Housing units in Bedford city with a mortgage: 697 (47 second mortgage, 109 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 684
Bedford
city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 9.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males:
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- Construction
(11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Food
(4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Material
moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Printing
workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents: |
- Germany
(20%)
- Australia
(13%)
- Philippines
(11%)
- France
(10%)
- Peru
(10%)
- Taiwan
(9%)
- Other
Northern Africa (9%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bedford city: |
- United
States or American (18%)
- English
(16%)
- German
(7%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Italian
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,790 (74%)
- Carpooled:
440 (18%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
103 (4%)
- Other
means: 14 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 67 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Bedford city, Virginia
- 204
people in nursing homes
- 201
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 123
people in other group homes
- 73
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,367.
8.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,792 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.90% | | Virginia
average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.59% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($21,995 average AGI)
2.31% relocated from other states ($11,801 average AGI)
| Bedford
city: |
2.31% | | Virginia
average: | 4.24% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Bedford County, VA
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2.14% ($31,500 average AGI) |
| from
Lynchburg city, VA
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0.78% ($28,421) |
| from
Campbell County, VA
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0.74% ($21,000) |
| from
Roanoke County, VA
|
0.49% ($28,583) |
| from
Roanoke city, VA
|
0.41% ($15,600) |
8.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,049 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.44% | | Virginia
average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.62% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($26,157 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($6,892 average AGI)
| Bedford
city: |
1.82% | | Virginia
average: | 4.13% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries
|
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Bedford County, VA
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2.61% ($34,698 average AGI) |
| to
Lynchburg city, VA
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0.91% ($37,727) |
| to
Campbell County, VA
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0.79% ($29,579) |
| to
Roanoke city, VA
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0.54% ($22,846) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5
Births
per 1000 population in Bedford city
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Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bedford city
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Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 20.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bedford city
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,535 (2,981 aged, 554 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 5,690
- In
family households: 4,683 (1,097 male householders, 500 female householders)
1,128
spouses, 1,535 children (1,455 natural, 40 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 108 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,007 (326 male householders (308 living alone)), 597 female householders (526 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 609 (393 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 767 2-persons, 395 3-persons, 276 4-persons, 113 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 834 1-person, 89 2-persons.
711 married couples with children.
513 single-parent households (51 men, 462 women).
96.6% of residents of Bedford city speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,705,000 ($11190 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,233,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,775,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,932,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,000
Federal grants: $5,262,000
Federal procurement contracts: $502,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,230,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,352,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,002,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 428
| Here: |
69 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 646
| Here: |
104 per 1000 residents | | State: |
40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: |
0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +152
| Here: |
+24 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bedford city |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 10
- 1995
to 1998: 154
- 1990
to 1994: 217
- 1980
to 1989: 252
- 1970
to 1979: 447
- 1960
to 1969: 476
- 1950
to 1959: 427
- 1940
to 1949: 257
- 1939
or earlier: 462
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bedford city, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 17
- 3
rooms: 28
- 4
rooms: 89
- 5
rooms: 434
- 6
rooms: 380
- 7
rooms: 227
- 8
rooms: 182
- 9
or more rooms: 162
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford city, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 31
- 2
rooms: 43
- 3
rooms: 162
- 4
rooms: 324
- 5
rooms: 295
- 6
rooms: 85
- 7
rooms: 28
- 8
rooms: 8
- 9
or more rooms: 24
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bedford city:
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- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 35
- 2
bedrooms: 286
- 3
bedrooms: 926
- 4
bedrooms: 219
- 5
or more bedrooms: 53
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bedford city: |
- no
bedroom: 31
- 1
bedroom: 227
- 2
bedrooms: 467
- 3
bedrooms: 244
- 4
bedrooms: 23
- 5
or more bedrooms: 8
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bedford city in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 117
- 1
vehicle: 354
- 2
vehicles: 711
- 3
vehicles: 256
- 4
vehicles: 50
- 5
or more vehicles: 31
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bedford city in renter-occupied apartments |
- no
vehicle: 271
- 1
vehicle: 437
- 2
vehicles: 226
- 3
vehicles: 66
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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58% of Bedford city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Virginia.
| Bedford
city: |
57.6% | | State
average: |
53.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 4629
- Northeast:
471
- Midwest:
162
- South:
814
- West:
109
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit: |
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
- Electricity
(40%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Utility
gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(72%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood
(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): 42
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 56
| Here: |
31.5% | | Virginia: |
20.6% |
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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