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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Bedford is $18,711, which is lower than the state average of $27,049 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Bedford median household income is $28,988, which has grown by 1.54% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.89% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Bedford residents spend 16.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1313

Bedford, PA	18,711 USD
Pennsylvania	27,049 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bedford, PA	21,221 USD
Pennsylvania	29,618 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bedford, PA	26,550 USD
Pennsylvania	36,024 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bedford, PA	17,166 USD
Pennsylvania	23,507 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1620

Bedford, PA	28,988 USD
Pennsylvania	50,398 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bedford, PA	36,359 USD
Pennsylvania	67,282 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1211

Bedford, PA	1.54%
Pennsylvania	22.89%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bedford, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.25%	$5,565, see rank	27.83%	$11,447	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	38.88%	$13,655, see rank	31.52%	$15,908	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	4.94%	$819, see rank	3.21%	$2,847	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	17.36%	$14,538, see rank	20.08%	$17,889	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bedford, PA	49,539 USD
Pennsylvania	63,364 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bedford, PA	52,520 USD
Pennsylvania	80,704 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$29,325, see rank	$53,023	$54,999
Two or More Races	$2,499, see rank	$37,375	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bedford, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$20,625, see rank	$23,737	$26,465
25 to 44	$39,091, see rank	$57,751	$57,132
45 to 64	$36,630, see rank	$62,923	$63,398
65 or over	$16,488, see rank	$30,708	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bedford, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,545	see rank	10,147,657	238,733,844
Male¹	1,204	47.31%, see rank	48.06%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	739	61.38%, see rank	68.89%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	739	61.38%, see rank	68.71%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	668	90.39%, see rank	92.26%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	71	9.61%, see rank	7.74%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	465	38.62%, see rank	31.11%	29.08%
Female¹	1,341	52.69%, see rank	51.94%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	557	41.54%, see rank	58.03%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	557	41.54%, see rank	58.01%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	526	94.43%, see rank	93.19%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	31	5.57%, see rank	6.81%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	784	58.46%, see rank	41.97%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bedford, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,152	100%	5,799,572	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	939	81.51%, see rank	76.44%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	121	10.50%, see rank	9.42%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	5.39%	4.94%
Walked	58	5.03%, see rank	3.99%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.26%	1.72%
Worked at Home	34	2.95%, see rank	3.51%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bedford, PA	16.2 minutes
Pennsylvania	25.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bedford, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,194	-	5,940,972	141,833,331
Male¹	668	55.95%, see rank	52.04%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	106	15.87%, see rank	32.26%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	227	33.98%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	70	10.48%, see rank	17.28%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.62%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	61	9.13%, see rank	9.41%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	185	27.69%, see rank	20.86%	18.08%
Female¹	526	44.05%, see rank	47.96%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	137	26.05%, see rank	38.43%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	92	17.49%, see rank	20.25%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	275	52.28%, see rank	34.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22	4.18%, see rank	6.39%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bedford, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,194	100%	5,940,972	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	1.25%	1.86%
Construction	98	8.21%, see rank	6.20%	7.13%
Manufacturing	81	6.78%, see rank	12.98%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	41	3.43%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	176	14.74%, see rank	11.68%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	71	5.95%, see rank	5.30%	5.07%
Information	16	1.34%, see rank	2.04%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	50	4.19%, see rank	6.59%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	83	6.95%, see rank	9.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	270	22.61%, see rank	24.76%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	200	16.75%, see rank	7.77%	8.86%
Public Administration	20	1.68%, see rank	4.12%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	88	7.37%, see rank	4.68%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bedford, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	540	19.67%, see rank	12.38%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	39	6.24%, see rank	8.54%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.