Bedford is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,844 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bedford is the 513th largest community in Pennsylvania. Bedford has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs, Bedford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bedford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bedford is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bedford who work in office and administrative support (11.53%), food service (10.17%), and sales jobs (9.53%). One of the benefits of Bedford is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.74 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small borough, Bedford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Bedford overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bedford, 23.92% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bedford in 2022 was $33,204, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,816 for a family of four. However, Bedford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bedford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bedford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bedford include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Austrian. The most common language spoken in Bedford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
