Population 69,825
State Virginia
Current Time
Area 753.02 mi²
Zip Codes 24551
Per capita income $28,360

Cities in Bedford County

Forest, Shelbyville

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7 %
White alone, percent, 2013 91.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 8.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$466,545
Total number of firms, 2007 5,647
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 69,825
Households, 2008-2012 27,017
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 4,626
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $28,360
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 11,881
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 27.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 753.02 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 68,676
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $195,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$785,359
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,344
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $56,906
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$27,892
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 7,033
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 86.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.53
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 24.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.4 %
Population, 2010 68,676
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 91.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 89.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 84.8 %
Housing units, 2013 32,444
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,029
Building permits, 2012 277
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$368,955
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %