Bedford city, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 13,043 ( 31 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.3 square miles
Population density: 2441.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,002	38.35%	28.2%
Black:	7,136	54.71%	31.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	20	0.15%	82.1%
2+ races:	508	3.89%	80.1%
Hispanic:	370	2.84%	44.5%

Total non-White:	8,041	61.65%	31.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,961	-18.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,930	17.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
13,074
6,963	53.26%
5,417	41.43%
20	0.15%
112	0.86%
282	2.16%
256	1.96%
6,111	46.74%

2000
14,214
11,220	78.94%
2,426	17.07%
4	0.03%
143	1.01%
279	1.96%
121	0.85%
2,994	21.06%

1990
14,822
13,965	94.22%
671	4.53%
7	0.05%
123	0.83%
n/a
56	0.38%
857	5.78%

1980
15,056
14,873	98.78%
16	0.11%
0	0.00%
87	0.58%
n/a
118	0.78%
183	1.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-4,257	-29.9
3,117	21.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,745	-18.5
2,137	14.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-908	-6.0
674	4.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford city, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.1
2,647	20.3%
10,396	79.7%
2,219	17.0%

6,060
2.15

2,825	46.6%
1,562	55.3%
647	22.9%
3,235	53.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
2,767	21.2%
10,307	78.8%
2,225	17.0%

6,265
2.08

3,346	53.4%
1,952	58.3%
621	18.6%
2,919	46.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
2,916	20.5%
11,298	79.5%
2,671	18.8%

6,678
2.12

3,725	55.8%
2,857	76.7%
348	9.3%
2,953	44.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
2,859	19.3%
11,963	80.7%
2,575	17.4%

6,581
2.24

4,115	62.5%
3,376	82.0%
212	5.2%
2,466	37.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
3,450	22.9%
11,606	77.1%
1,818	12.1%

5,759
2.61

4,230	73.5%
3,668	86.7%
185	4.4%
1,529	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Bedford city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	236	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	357	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	391	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	161	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	175	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	239	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	266	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	274	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	561	9.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	662	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	813	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	655	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	476	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	303	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	382	6.3%
$200,000 or more	109	1.8%

Median Household Income	55,198
Per Capita Income	32,423

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	394	6.5%
Public Assistance	141	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	777	12.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,874	71.0%
Unemployed	433	5.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,307	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,969	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,263	2,372	48.8%
Non-Profit	67	515	11.5%
Self-Employed	171	79	68.4%

Local Government	259	284	47.7%
State Government	97	41	70.3%
Federal Government	35	116	23.2%

Total Private + Self	2,434	2,451	49.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	458	956	32.4%
Total	2,892	3,407	45.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,042	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,765	28.0%
Professional, Technical	881	14.0%
Service Occupations	867	13.8%
All others	1,744	27.7%

White Collar		58.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,398	22.2%
Health care and social assistance	876	13.9%
Retail trade	563	8.9%
Finance and insurance	504	8.0%
Educational services	488	7.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	403	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	324	5.1%
Wholesale trade	311	4.9%
Construction	282	4.5%
Other services	272	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	239	3.8%
Public administration	236	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	189	3.0%
Information	97	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	55	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	48	0.8%
Utilities	14	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	192	1.47%
Puerto Rican	147	1.13%
Cuban	8	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	23	0.18%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	23	0.18%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	13	0.10%
Korean	7	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,838	95.8%
Arabic	245	2.0%
Spanish	177	1.4%
Other	43	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.1%
Tagalog	13	0.1%
Other Indo-European	10	0.1%
German, other Germanic	8	0.1%
Korean	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,167	8.9%
Italian	989	7.6%
Irish	829	6.4%
Polish	557	4.3%
English	466	3.6%
Hungarian	452	3.5%
American	341	2.6%
Dutch	284	2.2%
Jordanian	244	1.9%
Slovak	236	1.8%
Scottish	158	1.2%
Czech	135	1.0%
Croatian	98	0.8%
British	88	0.7%
Norwegian	86	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,012	99.8%
Not a citizen	31	0.2%

Native	12,624	96.8%
Foreign-born	419	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
167	1.9%	408	4.6%	3,377	37.7%	2,838	31.6%	1,448	16.1%	729	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	167	1.9%
9-12 Years	408	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,377	37.7%
Some College	2,838	31.6%
Bach. Degree	1,448	16.1%
Grad Degree	729	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -18	D +163	D + 1.6%
D +145
2020 vs. 2012	R -64	R +322	R + 1.4%
D -386
2020 vs. 2008	R -276	D +123	D + 5.2%
D -153

2016 vs. 2008	R -258	R +40	D + 3.6%
D -298
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Joe Biden (D)	4,644	74.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,492	24.0%	85	1.4%	6,221	-29	-23	0.10%
2016	60%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,499	72.4%	Donald Trump (R)	1,510	24.3%	202	3.3%	6,211	-27	-22	0.11%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,030	75.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,556	23.4%	70	1.1%	6,656	-24	-24	0.12%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	4,797	72.0%	John McCain (R)	1,768	26.6%	93	1.4%	6,658	-20	-19	0.12%
2004	55%	John Kerry (D)	4,070	67.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,940	32.1%	29	0.5%	6,039	-19	-19	0.11%
2000	46%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,241	62.1%	George W. Bush (R)	1,782	34.1%	196	3.8%	5,219	-16	-14	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bedford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,644

74.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,492

24.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,221

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -29	Diff (US): -23

2016 President, Bedford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,499

72.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,510

24.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

115

1.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,211

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -27	Diff (US): -22

2012 President, Bedford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

5,030

75.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,556

23.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,656

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -24

2008 President, Bedford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,797

72.0%

John McCain (R)

1,768

26.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,658

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -19

2004 President, Bedford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,940

32.1%

John Kerry (D)

4,070

67.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,039

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -19

2000 President, Bedford city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,782

34.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,241

62.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

138

2.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

5,219

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	35%	Tim Ryan (D)	2,679	74.7%	J.D. Vance (R)	909	25.3%	0	0.0%	3,588	-28	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	35%	Nan Whaley (D)	2,320	64.7%	Mike DeWine* (R)	1,266	35.3%	0	0.0%	3,586	-27	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	47%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	3,961	80.5%	Jim Renacci (R)	959	19.5%	0	0.0%	4,920	-27	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	48%	Richard Cordray (D)	3,714	74.9%	Mike DeWine (R)	1,139	23.0%	104 [+]	2.1%	4,957	-27	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 54 (1.1%); Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 50 (1.0%);
2016	S3	58%	Ted Strickland (D)	3,920	65.6%	Rob Portman* (R)	1,691	28.3%	362 [+]	6.1%	5,973	-30	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 150 (2.5%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 132 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 80 (1.3%);
2014	G	35%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	1,895	52.8%	John Kasich* (R)	1,570	43.8%	123 [+]	3.4%	3,588	-20	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 123 (3.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,867
Median Value	$112,800

Occupied	6,060	88.2%
Vacant	807	11.8%

Owned	3,401	56.1%
Rented	2,659	43.9%
Median Rent	$1,019

Single-Family Units	4,644	67.6%
Detached	4,417	64.3%
Attached	227	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,753	25.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Bedford city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Bedford city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bedford city, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bedford city, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bedford city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bedford city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford city, OH