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Bedford, IN
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Living in Bedford



Bedford is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 13,897 people and six associated neighborhoods, Bedford is the 66th largest community in Indiana.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bedford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bedford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bedford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bedford may be for you.

The citizens of Bedford are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.31% of adults in Bedford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Bedford in 2022 was $30,190, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,760 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bedford include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Bedford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.