Bedford, KY

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2022 Population

303

11.4% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

51.9

7.9% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

26.1%

25.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$33,750

12% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$76,400

17.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bedford, KY had a population of 303 people with a median age of 51.9 and a median household income of $33,750. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bedford, KY declined from 342 to 303, a −11.4% decrease and its median household income declined from $38,333 to $33,750, a −12% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bedford, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (97.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.31%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Bedford, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Bedford, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Bedford, KY was $76,400, and the homeownership rate was 61.7%.

Most people in Bedford, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 42.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Bedford, KY was 2 cars per household.

United States Kentucky Trimble County, KY Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN KIPDA Area Development District (Northeast) PUMA, KY

Population & Diversity

Bedford, KY is home to a population of 303 people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.98% of Bedford, KY residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2022, there were 42.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (296 people) in Bedford, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 0 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

91.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.3% of Bedford, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bedford, KY was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bedford, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bedford, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
296 ± 134
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
7 ± 11.2
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 12

Hispanic Population

0 people

0% of the people in Bedford, KY are hispanic (0 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bedford, KY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.98%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

9.06%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

As of 2022, 1.98% of Bedford, KY residents (6 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bedford, KY was 9.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bedford, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 23
Vietnam
7 ± 16
Korea
2 ± 13

Bedford, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bedford, KY employs 79 people. The largest industries in Bedford, KY are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (21 people), Retail Trade (17 people), and Manufacturing (12 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($56,875), Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,667).

Employment

Occupations

2022 Value

± 82

−27.5%

1 Year decline

± 187%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bedford, KY declined at a rate of −27.5%, from 109 employees to 79 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bedford, KY, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (30 people), Sales & Related Occupations (12 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bedford, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2022 Value

± 82

−27.5%

1 Year decline

± 187%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bedford, KY declined at a rate of −27.5%, from 109 employees to 79 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bedford, KY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (21 people), Retail Trade (17 people), and Manufacturing (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bedford, KY, though some of these residents may live in Bedford, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,625

Median earning men ± $56,364

$20,250

Median earning women ± $34,971

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($56,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,458) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($9,519).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bedford, KY was $76,400 in 2022, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $65,000 to $76,400, a 17.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Bedford, KY is 61.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bedford, KY have an average commute time of 42.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bedford, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$76,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$24,497

$92

Median Property Taxes

±$52

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bedford, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bedford, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.7%

Homeownership

2022

56.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 61.7% of the housing units in Bedford, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 38.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bedford, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 1002

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Bedford, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$33,750

Median Household Income

± $16,841

149

Number of Households

± 58

In 2022, the median household income of the 149 households in Bedford, KY declined from $33,750 from the previous year's value of $38,333.

The following chart displays the households in Bedford, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bedford, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Carpooled (0%)

In 2022, 83.5% of workers in Bedford, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

42.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bedford, KY have a longer commute time (42.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 16.7% of the workforce in Bedford, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bedford, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bedford, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bedford, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bedford, KY (79 out of 303 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bedford, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.1% of the population of Bedford, KY has health coverage, with 12.2% on employee plans, 39.9% on Medicaid, 21.5% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 10.2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Trimble County, KY see 4240 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0944% increase from the previous year (4236 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 8530 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4265 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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4,240 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Trimble County, KY

Primary care physicians in Trimble County, KY see an average of 4,240 patients per year. This represents a 0.0944% increase from the previous year (4,236 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Trimble County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.2% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.94%

Uninsured

12.2%

Employer Coverage

39.9%

Medicaid

21.5%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

10.2%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bedford, KY declined by 59.4% from 14.6% to 5.94%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bedford, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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