Bedford County, PA Population

Overview

47,729

Total Population

47.2

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

606

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bedford County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bedford County is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bedford County's population under 18 was 19.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bedford County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bedford County, 16.07% were under the age of 15, 16.29% aged 15 to 29, 45.04% aged 30 to 64, 19.50% aged 65 to 84, and 3.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 175 more females than males in Bedford County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Bedford County, PA.
The Bedford County, PA gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,950.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,920.

Bedford County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bedford County population: 96.87% are White, 0.75% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 0.20% are some other race and 1.67% are multiracial.
Bedford County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 606 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 47,123 (98.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bedford County is White with a population of 46,235 (96.87% of the total population).

Bedford County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 50,022 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Bedford County's population decreased by 237 (0.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bedford County's population decreased by 2,128 (4.28%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bedford County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 47,418.