Bedford, VA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5105544, place: Bedford city, Virginia)

Total Population: 6,299
Male: 2,995 (47.55%)
Female: 3,304 (52.45%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 354 (5.62%)
5 to 9 years: 408 (6.48%)
10 to 14 years: 378 (6%)
15 to 19 years: 363 (5.76%)
20 to 24 years: 316 (5.02%)
25 to 34 years: 777 (12.34%)
35 to 44 years: 975 (15.48%)
45 to 54 years: 753 (11.95%)
55 to 59 years: 259 (4.11%)
60 to 64 years: 294 (4.67%)
65 to 74 years: 612 (9.72%)
75 to 84 years: 566 (8.99%)
85 years and over: 244 (3.87%)

Median age: 40.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,936 (78.36%)
21 years and over: 4,729 (75.08%)
62 years and over: 1,618 (25.69%)
65 years and over: 1,422 (22.58%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,936 (78.36%)
--Male: 2,274 (36.1%)
--Female: 2,662 (42.26%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,422 (22.58%)
--Male: 563 (8.94%)
--Female: 859 (13.64%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,226 (98.84%)
--White: 4,703 (74.66%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 56 (0.89%)
--Black or African American: 1,410 (22.38%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 15 (0.24%)
--Asian: 36 (0.57%)
----Asian Indian: 1 (0.02%)
----Chinese: 9 (0.14%)
----Filipino: 3 (0.05%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.03%)
----Korean: 3 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 17 (0.27%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.08%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 2 (0.03%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
--Some other race: 15 (0.24%)
Two or more Races: 73 (1.16%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 56 (0.89%)
--Mexican: 29 (0.46%)
--Puerto Rican: 3 (0.05%)
--Cuban: 2 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 22 (0.35%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,243 (99.11%)
--White Alone: 4,703 (74.66%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,690 (90.33%)
--Householder: 2,519 (39.99%)
--Spouse: 1,083 (17.19%)
--Child: 1,589 (25.23%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,224 (19.43%)
--Other relatives: 301 (4.78%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 114 (1.81%)
--Nonrelatives: 198 (3.14%)
----Unmarried partner: 108 (1.71%)
Living in group quarters: 609 (9.67%)
--Institutionalized Population: 405 (6.43%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 204 (3.24%)
Total households: 2,519
Family households (families): 1,593 (63.24%)
----With own children under 18 years: 697 (27.67%)
--Married-couple families: 1,083 (42.99%)
----With own children under 18 years: 389 (15.44%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 434 (17.23%)
----With own children under 18 years: 274 (10.88%)
Nonfamily households: 926 (36.76%)
--Householder living alone: 831 (32.99%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 396 (15.72%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 769 (30.53%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 837 (33.23%)
Average household size: 2.26 people
Average family size: 2.87 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,702
Occupied housing units: 2,519 (93.23%)
Vacant housing units: 183 (6.77%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 17 (0.63%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.8%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.5%
Occupied housing units: 2,519 (93.23%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,519 (56.22%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,000 (37.01%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.36 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.11 people

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