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Indiana·Lawrence County
6 tracts·10K people·$152K median·833/mi²
White 94 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 42 · Married couple 36 · Other 22
Health 27 · Retail 24 · Professional 17 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Production · transport 21 · Service 20 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 7 · Walk 4 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bedford is $152,400 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Bedford has 13,837 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 93.5% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Multiracial, 0.6% Black, 0.3% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.1 people; 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.2% (Census ACS).
Parkview Elementary School (52%) and Lincoln Elementary School (32%) lead the elementary schools; Bedford Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (31%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $828/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bedford is $49,553 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bedford, median rent is $828/month and the median home value is $152,400 (Census ACS).
Bedford reported 0.9 violent crimes and 5.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 10 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bedford are strong wind (97), tornado (92) and winter weather (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bedford, 3.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).