Bedford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 13,853 people and six associated neighborhoods, Bedford is the 66th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities, Bedford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bedford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bedford is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bedford who work in office and administrative support (12.53%), management occupations (8.03%), and maintenance occupations (7.38%). The overall crime rate in Bedford is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. 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. Being a small city, Bedford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Bedford citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.32% of adults 25 and older in Bedford have a college degree. The per capita income in Bedford in 2022 was $31,811, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,244 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bedford include English, German, Irish, European, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Bedford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
