Bedford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 6,735 people and six associated neighborhoods, Bedford is the 101st largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bedford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bedford is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bedford who work in management occupations (14.32%), office and administrative support (12.30%), and sales jobs (10.86%). Also of interest is that Bedford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small town, Bedford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Bedford is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.52% of adults 25 and older in Bedford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bedford in 2022 was $26,238, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,952 for a family of four. However, Bedford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bedford is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Bedford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
