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People QuickFacts | Bedford city | Virginia
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 8,260,405
Population, 2012 estimate | 5,964 | 8,186,628
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,222 | 8,001,031
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 3.2%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -4.1% | 2.3%
Population, 2010 | 6,222 | 8,001,024
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.2% | 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 20.1% | 22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 20.9% | 13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 54.2% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 76.7% | 71.1%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 20.5% | 19.7%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.7% | 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.8% | 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 2.3% | 8.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 74.9% | 64.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 88.7% | 84.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 2.5% | 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 3.6% | 14.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.8% | 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 21.3% | 34.7%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 593 | 734,151
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 16.7 | 27.5
Housing units, 2012 | 2,920 | 3,398,286
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 60.7% | 67.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 22.1% | 21.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $140,200 | $249,700
Households, 2008-2012 | 2,723 | 3,006,219
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.13 | 2.59
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $22,116 | $33,326
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $35,863 | $63,636
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 21.2% | 11.1%
Business QuickFacts | Bedford city | Virginia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 298 | 191,063
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 3,645 | 3,029,030
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -2.3% | 1.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 362 | 521,053
Total number of firms, 2007 | 589 | 638,643
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.6% | 9.9%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.9% | 30.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 92,417,797
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 28,870 | 60,513,396
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 124,881 | 105,663,299
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,848 | $13,687
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,426 | 15,340,483
Building permits, 2012 | 8 | 27,278
Geography QuickFacts | Bedford city | Virginia
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 6.88 | 39,490.09
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 904.6 | 202.6
FIPS Code | 515 | 51
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Lynchburg, VA Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts