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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Bedford City Public Schools is $22,116, which is much lower than the state average of $33,326 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Bedford City Public Schools median household income is $35,863. On average Bedford City Public Schools residents spend 16.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #95

Bedford City Public Schools	22,116 USD
Virginia	33,326 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	23,978 USD
Virginia	34,304 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	32,011 USD
Virginia	41,273 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	18,014 USD
Virginia	28,137 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #114

Bedford City Public Schools	35,863 USD
Virginia	63,636 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	47,017 USD
Virginia	86,343 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	12.79%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Bedford City Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 City Public Schools		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.70%	$3,887, see rank	25.39%	$14,803	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	33.35%	$18,074, see rank	26.44%	$16,719	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	5.88%	$5,299, see rank	1.97%	$3,001	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.35%	$21,878, see rank	20.70%	$28,169	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	42,303 USD
Virginia	76,566 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	56,679 USD
Virginia	99,955 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bedford City Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
White	$41,205, see rank	$68,751	$56,203
Black	$25,192, see rank	$43,803	$35,564

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bedford City Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$2,499, see rank	$30,913	$25,955
25 to 44	$41,577, see rank	$69,662	$58,073
45 to 64	$39,848, see rank	$76,904	$64,486
65 or over	$31,154, see rank	$41,637	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bedford City Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,036, see rank	6,377,782	243,810,053
Male¹	2,103, 41.76%, see rank	48.57%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,401, 66.62%, see rank	72.52%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.29%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	1,401, 66.62%, see rank	69.23%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,314, 93.79%, see rank	92.81%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	87, 6.21%, see rank	7.19%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	702, 33.38%, see rank	27.48%	29.80%
Female¹	2,933, 58.24%, see rank	51.43%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,645, 56.09%, see rank	61.89%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,645, 56.09%, see rank	61.27%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,541, 93.68%, see rank	93.39%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	104, 6.32%, see rank	6.61%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,288, 43.91%, see rank	38.11%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bedford City Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,745, 100%	3,906,766	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,273, 82.81%, see rank	77.20%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	316, 11.51%, see rank	10.18%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.43%	4.98%
Walked	84, 3.06%, see rank	2.30%	2.82%
Other Means	31, 1.13%, see rank	1.41%	1.76%
Worked at Home	41, 1.49%, see rank	4.48%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bedford City Public Schools	16.3 minutes
Virginia	27.6 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bedford City Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,855	3,867,416	141,996,548
Male¹	1,314, 46.02%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	435, 33.11%, see rank	39.59%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	118, 8.98%, see rank	13.45%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	237, 18.04%, see rank	16.18%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 1.52%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	110, 8.37%, see rank	9.96%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	394, 29.98%, see rank	14.26%	17.87%
Female¹	1,541, 53.98%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	465, 30.18%, see rank	44.33%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	377, 24.46%, see rank	19.17%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	536, 34.78%, see rank	30.86%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	163, 10.58%, see rank	4.82%	5.77%

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 City Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,855, 100%	3,867,416	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 0.70%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	161, 5.64%, see rank	6.85%	6.49%
Manufacturing	469, 16.43%, see rank	7.69%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	107, 3.75%, see rank	2.02%	2.83%
Retail Trade	282, 9.88%, see rank	10.90%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	162, 5.67%, see rank	4.13%	5.00%
Information	28, 0.98%, see rank	2.30%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	213, 7.46%, see rank	6.54%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	204, 7.15%, see rank	14.52%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	628, 22.00%, see rank	21.21%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	234, 8.20%, see rank	8.33%	9.18%
Public Administration	100, 3.50%, see rank	9.20%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	247, 8.65%, see rank	5.26%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bedford City Public Schools	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,243	21.19%, see rank	11.06%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	267	15.18%, see rank	7.79%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.