Bedford

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  1. Bedford Legal Resources
  2. Bedford Statistics
  3. Bedford Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Bedford Employment Information
  5. Bedford Family Information
  6. Bedford Education Information
  7. Bedford Public Benefits Information
  8. Bedford Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Bedford Zip Codes


Bedford Legal Resources Back to top

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Bedford Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,462
  • Land Area (2000): 135.929 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.306 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,715
Bedford Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,688 61.35%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 119 0.68%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 6,613 37.96%

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Bedford Employment Information Back to top
Bedford Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 12,553 11,732 821 6.54% 65
1991 12,265 11,185 1,080 8.80% 88
1992 12,202 11,178 1,024 8.39% 84
1993 12,348 11,490 858 6.95% 70
1994 12,531 11,901 630 5.03% 50
1995 12,728 12,170 559 4.39% 44
1996 12,864 12,446 418 3.25% 32
1997 13,254 12,849 405 3.06% 31
1998 13,490 13,154 336 2.49% 25
1999 13,967 13,629 338 2.42% 24
2000 15,712 15,305 406 2.59% 26
2001 15,746 15,177 570 3.62% 36
2002 15,574 14,913 661 4.25% 42
2003 15,613 14,832 781 5.00% 50
2004 15,645 14,847 798 5.10% 51
2005 15,839 15,040 799 5.04% 51
2006 16,016 15,161 856 5.34% 53
2007 15,675 14,813 862 5.50% 55
2008 15,520 14,424 1,096 7.06% 71
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 15,487 14,458 1,029 6.64% 66
Feb 2008 15,468 14,495 973 6.29% 63
Mar 2008 15,614 14,654 960 6.15% 61
Apr 2008 15,597 14,778 819 5.25% 53
May 2008 15,697 14,549 1,148 7.31% 73
Jun 2008 15,850 14,761 1,089 6.87% 69
Jul 2008 15,515 14,119 1,396 9.00% 90
Aug 2008 15,326 14,060 1,266 8.26% 83
Sep 2008 15,128 13,943 1,185 7.83% 78
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Bedford Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 795 17.50%
2. Construction 581 12.79%
3. Educational Services 251 5.52%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 199 4.38%
5. Metal Manufactuing 199 4.38%
6. Public Administration 190 4.18%
7. Repair and Maintenance 153 3.37%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 148 3.26%
9. Machinery Manufacturing 134 2.95%
10. Truck Transportation 130 2.86%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 112 2.47%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 106 2.33%
13. Utilities 105 2.31%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 100 2.20%
15. Health Care 94 2.07%
16. Other Transportation 76 1.67%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 69 1.52%
18. Paper Manufacturing 68 1.50%
19. Food Manufacturing 66 1.45%
20. Department and Other General Stores 55 1.21%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 784 19.59%
2. Educational Services 501 12.52%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 320 7.99%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 225 5.62%
5. Finance and Insurance 173 4.32%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 161 4.02%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 146 3.65%
8. Department and Other General Stores 125 3.12%
9. Social Assistance 108 2.70%
10. Public Administration 102 2.55%
11. Metal Manufactuing 94 2.35%
12. Construction 91 2.27%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 89 2.22%
14. Food Manufacturing 84 2.10%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 77 1.92%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 59 1.47%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 48 1.20%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 47 1.17%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 46 1.15%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 44 1.10%

Bedford Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 390 8.58%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 338 7.44%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 304 6.69%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 275 6.05%
5. Other Construction Trades 218 4.80%
6. Other Management Occupations 213 4.69%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 179 3.94%
8. Assemblers and Fabricators 178 3.92%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 143 3.15%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 126 2.77%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 107 2.36%
12. Engineers 106 2.33%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 95 2.09%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 91 2.00%
15. Carpenters 79 1.74%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 79 1.74%
17. Electricians 70 1.54%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 69 1.52%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 67 1.47%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 66 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 263 6.57%
2. Registered Nurses 242 6.05%
3. Secretaries and Admins 225 5.62%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 210 5.25%
5. Other Production Occupations 176 4.40%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 167 4.17%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 152 3.80%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 141 3.52%
9. Cashiers 131 3.27%
10. Business Operations Specialists 128 3.20%
11. Other Management Occupations 128 3.20%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 113 2.82%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 105 2.62%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 101 2.52%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 91 2.27%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 87 2.17%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 86 2.15%
18. Child Care Workers 85 2.12%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 78 1.95%
20. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 77 1.92%

Bedford Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,137 53.13%
15-35 hours 1,753 13.05%
1-14 hours 459 3.42%
No regular hours 4,084 30.40%

Bedford Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 299 3.67%
5 AM-5:29 AM 265 3.25%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 358 4.39%
6 AM-6:29 AM 746 9.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 708 8.68%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,209 14.83%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,167 14.32%
8 AM-8:29 AM 760 9.32%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 315 3.86%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 354 4.34%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 123 1.51%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 115 1.41%
Noon-3:59 PM 901 11.05%
4 PM-11:59 PM 832 10.21%

Bedford Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 174 2.13%
5-9 682 8.37%
10-14 1,392 17.08%
15-19 1,555 19.08%
20-24 1,591 19.52%
25-29 626 7.68%
30-34 966 11.85%
35-39 121 1.48%
40-44 243 2.98%
45-59 422 5.18%
60-89 241 2.96%
At least 90 139 1.71%

Bedford Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 6,020 73.85%
30-44 24 0.29% 1,306 16.02%
45-59 0 0.00% 422 5.18%
At least 60 5 0.06% 375 4.60%

Bedford Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 1 0.01%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 783 9.33%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,280 86.71%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 7 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 29 0.35%
Color 6 Box Walked 52 0.62%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 244 2.91%

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Bedford Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,392 (17,167 people)
Families (2000): 4,810 (14,936 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,093
People at same address in 1995: 9,683
Bedford Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 342 5.35%
$10,000-$14,999 293 4.58%
$15,000-$19,999 290 4.54%
$20,000-$24,999 366 5.73%
$25,000-$29,999 358 5.60%
$30,000-$34,999 379 5.93%
$35,000-$39,999 414 6.48%
$40,000-$44,999 304 4.76%
$45,000-$49,999 313 4.90%
$50,000-$59,999 635 9.93%
$60,000-$74,999 952 14.89%
$75,000-$99,999 964 15.08%
$100,000-$124,999 431 6.74%
$125,000-$149,999 160 2.50%
$150,000-$199,999 129 2.02%
$200,000 or more 62 0.97%

Bedford Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,327 20.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,994 31.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 216 3.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,105 17.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 24 0.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,061 16.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 474 7.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 140 2.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 73 1.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Bedford Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,202 28.72%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,842 15.69%
Public Assistance 132 0.73%
Retirement 1,375 7.59%
Self Employment 666 3.68%
Social Security 1,760 9.72%
Supplemental Security 169 0.93%
Wage / Salary 4,987 27.53%
Other 982 5.42%

Bedford Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,093 53.22%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,840 46.78%

Bedford Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 703 10.61%
Color 1 Box Married 4,164 62.87%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,556 23.49%
Color 3 Box Widowed 200 3.02%

Bedford Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 918 13.10%
Color 1 Box Married 4,158 59.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,220 17.42%
Color 3 Box Widowed 709 10.12%

Bedford Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bedford Education Information Back to top
Bedford Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 354 2.76%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,564 12.21%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,611 36.01%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,277 25.59%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,098 8.58%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,249 9.75%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 651 5.08%

Bedford Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 164 0.94% 150 0.86% 314 1.80%
Kindergarten 230 1.32% 28 0.16% 258 1.48%
Grades 1-4 1,062 6.08% 105 0.60% 1,167 6.68%
Grades 5-8 1,049 6.01% 83 0.48% 1,132 6.48%
Grades 9-12 958 5.49% 131 0.75% 1,089 6.24%
Undergrad college 774 4.43% 110 0.63% 884 5.06%
Graduate or professional school 143 0.82% 51 0.29% 194 1.11%
Total 4,380 25.08% 658 3.77% 5,038 28.85%

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Bedford Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bedford Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 16,298 95.14%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 832 4.86%

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Bedford Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Bedford Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,316 13.26%
10-19 Years 2,811 16.10%
20-29 Years 1,575 9.02%
30-39 Years 2,561 14.67%
40-49 Years 3,001 17.19%
50-59 Years 2,304 13.19%
60-69 Years 1,402 8.03%
70-79 Years 1,059 6.06%
80-89 Years 385 2.20%
90+ Years 48 0.27%

Bedford Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,613 49.32%
Color 1 Box Female 8,849 50.68%

Bedford Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 15,687 89.84%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,060 6.07%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 324 1.86%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 241 1.38%
Color 2 Box Asian 72 0.41%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 52 0.30%
Color 6 Box Other Race 22 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.02%

Bedford Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,048 29.39%
2. English 2,077 12.09%
3. Irish 2,065 12.02%
4. Polish 1,676 9.76%
5. French Non-Basque 1,156 6.73%
6. United States Or American 1,068 6.22%
7. Italian 572 3.33%
8. Dutch 517 3.01%
9. Scotch Irish 394 2.29%
10. Scottish 261 1.52%

Bedford Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,759 96.04%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 175 1.07%
3. Arabic 138 0.84%
4. French 87 0.53%
5. German 86 0.52%
6. Persian 43 0.26%
7. Other Pacific Island 34 0.21%
8. Other West Germanic 20 0.12%
9. Italian 19 0.12%
10. Hindi 16 0.10%

Bedford Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,141 98.40%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 163 0.94%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 116 0.67%

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Bedford Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bedford Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
49020