Community Health Needs Assessment Households and Marital Status Bedford County has a high homeownership rate (84.2%) with a lower median value of owneroccupied housing units ($193,200) compared to Virginia ($254,600). Bedford County has a high percent of residents married (63.4%) and the city of Bedford has a high percent of divorced individuals (14.2%). The city of Bedford has a high percent of grandparents responsible for grandchildren (68.0%).
Housing Statistics (QuickFacts, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007-2011)
Housing units, 2010 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 20072011 Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 20072011 Households, 2007-2011 Persons per household, 2007-2011
Virginia
Bedford City
Bedford County
3,364,939
2,920
32,167
68.40%
62.50%
84.20%
21.40%
21.30%
3.90%
$254,600
$148,000
$193,200
2,991,025
2,776
26,979
2.57
2.1
2.52
Marital Status, Population 15 Years and Over, 2007-2011, Percentage (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-year Estimate, Table S1201, 2007-2011)
Total
Now married (except separated)
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
6,403,172
51.5%
5.7%
9.7%
2.6%
30.5%
Bedford City
5,022
45.2%
8.4%
14.2%
5.3%
26.9%
Bedford County
55,777
63.4%
5.8%
8.3%
1.7%
20.8%
Geography
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