Bedford Hills is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,239 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bedford Hills is the 450th largest community in New York.
Bedford Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Bedford Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Bedford Hills’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The education level of Bedford Hills citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.52% of adults in Bedford Hills have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bedford Hills in 2022 was $46,040, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,160 for a family of four. However, Bedford Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bedford Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bedford Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bedford Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bedford Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.25% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bedford Hills include Italian, Irish, English, Scottish, and Romanian.
Bedford Hills also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.15%.
The most common language spoken in Bedford Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.