Bedford city, IN

Lawrence County, IN

2022 population: 13,802 ( 389 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.2 square miles
Population density: 1130.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,827	92.94%	0.6%
Black:	72	0.52%	30.1%
Indian:	34	0.25%	2.9%
Asian:	111	0.80%	9.8%
2+ races:	249	1.80%	66.0%
Hispanic:	487	3.53%	100.4%

Total non-White:	975	7.06%	47.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	76	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	313	2.8

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
13,413
12,751	95.06%
103	0.77%
35	0.26%
123	0.92%
150	1.12%
243	1.81%
662	4.94%

2000
13,880
13,363	96.28%
153	1.10%
82	0.59%
28	0.20%
124	0.89%
111	0.80%
517	3.72%

1990
13,817
13,571	98.22%
128	0.93%
25	0.18%
28	0.20%
n/a
65	0.47%
246	1.78%

1980
14,410
14,206	98.58%
22	0.15%
7	0.05%
86	0.60%
n/a
89	0.62%
204	1.42%

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

-612	-4.4
145	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a

-208	-1.5
271	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
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-635	-4.4
42	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford city, IN

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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
42.5
2,814	20.4%
10,988	79.6%
3,278	23.8%

6,374
2.08

3,267	51.3%
2,295	70.2%
515	15.8%
3,107	48.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.5
2,992	22.3%
10,421	77.7%
2,692	20.1%

5,801
2.22

3,426	59.1%
2,405	70.2%
437	12.8%
2,375	40.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
2,930	21.1%
10,950	78.9%
3,086	22.2%

6,112
2.17

3,711	60.7%
2,748	74.1%
363	9.8%
2,401	39.3%

1990
Number	Percent
39.1
3,004	21.7%
10,813	78.3%
2,903	21.0%

5,766
2.31

3,925	68.1%
3,330	84.8%
272	6.9%
1,841	31.9%

1980
Number	Percent
37.1
3,514	24.4%
10,896	75.6%
2,671	18.5%

5,932
2.38

4,180	70.5%
3,628	86.8%
275	6.6%
1,752	29.5%

2022 Housing Data for Bedford city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	517	8.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	450	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	460	7.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	294	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	441	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	382	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	214	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	271	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	171	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	353	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	494	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,042	16.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	541	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	343	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	266	4.2%
$200,000 or more	135	2.1%

Median Household Income	49,492
Per Capita Income	30,190

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	526	8.3%
Public Assistance	199	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	903	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,532	70.9%
Unemployed	180	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,712	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	2,086	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,379	2,241	51.5%
Non-Profit	129	360	26.4%
Self-Employed	128	128	50.0%

Local Government	173	197	46.8%
State Government	92	66	58.2%
Federal Government	161	96	62.6%

Total Private + Self	2,507	2,369	51.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	555	719	43.6%
Total	3,062	3,088	49.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	623	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,267	20.6%
Professional, Technical	934	15.2%
Service Occupations	1,266	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	0.6%
All others	2,070	33.6%

White Collar		45.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,365	22.2%
Health care and social assistance	1,127	18.3%
Retail trade	696	11.3%
Educational services	461	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	408	6.6%
Construction	369	6.0%
Public administration	299	4.9%
Other services	293	4.8%
Finance and insurance	205	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	200	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	186	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	176	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	92	1.5%
Information	91	1.5%
Wholesale trade	74	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	60	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	36	0.6%
Utilities	22	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	385	2.79%
Puerto Rican	75	0.54%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	25	0.18%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	25	0.18%
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	2	0.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	50	0.36%
Filipino	30	0.22%
Indian	10	0.07%
Chinese	7	0.05%
Japanese	4	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,987	98.2%
Spanish	177	1.3%
Tagalog	30	0.2%
Vietnamese	20	0.2%
Chinese	7	0.1%
German, other Germanic	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,520	18.3%
German	2,304	16.7%
Irish	1,792	13.0%
American	1,150	8.3%
Scottish	366	2.7%
Italian	261	1.9%
European	260	1.9%
French	215	1.6%
Swedish	205	1.5%
Dutch	182	1.3%
Russian	129	0.9%
British	126	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	98	0.7%
Northern European	96	0.7%
Polish	84	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,683	99.1%
Not a citizen	119	0.9%

Native	13,568	98.3%
Foreign-born	234	1.7%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
290	2.9%	818	8.2%	3,917	39.0%	3,372	33.6%	1,027	10.2%	609	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	290	2.9%
9-12 Years	818	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,917	39.0%
Some College	3,372	33.6%
Bach. Degree	1,027	10.2%
Grad Degree	609	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	53%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	3,522	61.5%	Woody Myers (D)	1,195	20.9%	1,007 [+]	17.6%	5,724	5	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,007 (17.6%);
2018	S1	41%	Mike Braun (R)	2,647	60.9%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,419	32.7%	279 [+]	6.4%	4,345	10	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 279 (6.4%);
2016	S3	50%	Todd Young (R)	3,265	61.1%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,771	33.1%	311 [+]	5.8%	5,347	9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 309 (5.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	G	50%	Eric Holcomb (R)	3,157	59.6%	John Gregg (D)	1,952	36.8%	189 [+]	3.6%	5,298	8	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 187 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

*: 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	6,817
Median Value	$123,200

Occupied	6,374	93.5%
Vacant	443	6.5%

Owned	4,140	65.0%
Rented	2,234	35.0%
Median Rent	$780

Single-Family Units	4,872	71.5%
Detached	4,820	70.7%
Attached	52	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	943	13.8%
Mobile Homes	83	1.2%

Bedford city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Bedford city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bedford city, IN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bedford city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bedford city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford city, IN