Bedford, OH Population

Overview

13,073

Total Population

41.4

Median age

52.19%

Female population %

91.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

395

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bedford is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bedford's population under 18 was 21.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bedford's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bedford, 18.99% were under the age of 15, 17.43% aged 15 to 29, 46.19% aged 30 to 64, 13.91% aged 65 to 84, and 3.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 573 more females than males in Bedford:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.19% females and 47.81% males in Bedford, OH.
The Bedford, OH gender ratio is 91.6:100 i.e. 91.6 men to 100 women (0.916).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 640.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 669.

Bedford's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bedford population: 40.65% are White, 54.77% are Black or African American, 0.11% are Asian, 0.86% are some other race and 3.61% are multiracial.
Bedford's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 395 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,678 (96.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bedford is Black or African American with a population of 7,16 (54.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,171 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bedford's population decreased by 1,110 (7.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bedford's population increased by 55 (0.42%), 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's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,467.