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Ohio·Cuyahoga County
4 tracts·13K people·$135K median·2,421/mi²
Black 58 · White 33 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 46 · Other 28 · Married couple 26
Retail 32 · Health 30 · Manufacturing 14 · Professional 9 · Public admin 5 · Leisure 5 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 26 · Production · transport 22 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 82 · Work from home 11 · Carpool 6 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 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 $135,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Bedford has 12,931 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.2; the population is 57.7% Black, 32.8% White, 4.9% Multiracial, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.1 people; 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.7% (Census ACS).
Carylwood Intermediate School is the elementary school with reported scores (44%); Bedford High School (35%) and Excel Academy (8%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,059/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bedford is $57,308 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bedford, median rent is $1,059/month and the median home value is $135,200 (Census ACS).
Bedford reported 1.0 violent crimes and 6.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bedford are cold wave (85), tornado (68) and heat wave (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bedford, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).