Bedford is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,844 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bedford is the 513th largest community in Pennsylvania. Bedford has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs 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 borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bedford who work in office and administrative support (11.53%), food service (10.17%), and sales jobs (9.53%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bedford spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.74 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be. Bedford is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Bedford overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bedford, 23.92% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bedford in 2022 was $33,204, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,816 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bedford include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Austrian. The most common language spoken in Bedford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
