Bedford is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 13,897 people and six associated neighborhoods, Bedford is the 66th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bedford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bedford is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bedford who work in office and administrative support (11.70%), sales jobs (8.86%), and management occupations (7.74%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bedford has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bedford a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The citizens of Bedford are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.31% of adults in Bedford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Bedford in 2022 was $30,190, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,760 for a family of four. However, Bedford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bedford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bedford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bedford include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bedford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
