Bedford County

Bedford County has 47,513 residents across 22 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $59,992, 23% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $179,000, and 16% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

47,513residentsACS 2020–2024

$59,992median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$179,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

83%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Bedford County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Bedford County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Bedford County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 22 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
15521	1,712	$54K	$210K	91%	10%	86%	29 min
15522	11,111	$57K	$197K	75%	20%	80%	23 min
15533	1,222	$50K	$185K	77%	15%	87%	37 min
15534	884	$49K	$159K	77%	20%	82%	30 min
15535	1,994	$57K	$205K	84%	12%	80%	39 min
15537	8,083	$63K	$197K	74%	17%	87%	28 min
15539	158	$46K	$135K	100%	10%	95%	24 min
15545	2,562	$57K	$130K	81%	10%	84%	34 min
15550	1,658	$54K	$161K	79%	19%	81%	28 min
15554	2,726	$51K	$273K	74%	18%	83%	26 min
15559	2,084	$62K	$212K	74%	15%	83%	27 min
16633	313	$91K	$87K	75%	7%	85%	35 min
16650	1,796	$62K	$158K	80%	16%	86%	35 min
16655	1,427	$67K	$163K	80%	11%	90%	31 min
16659	255	$73K	$163K	61%	15%	90%	32 min
16664	2,195	$76K	$166K	87%	13%	85%	26 min
16667	1,371	$74K	$163K	85%	22%	77%	28 min
16672	177	$91K	$97K	68%	2%	89%	34 min
16678	2,452	$55K	$153K	75%	20%	83%	35 min
16679	656	$51K	$90K	82%	2%	77%	38 min
16695	941	$72K	$170K	82%	16%	85%	25 min
17211	354	$54K	$169K	79%	15%	80%	43 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

47,513 residents in 19,750 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

19%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

24%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

53%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

23,567 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,000 (±$9,160).

78%

of households own their home

73%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

15%

are mobile homes

16%

of housing units are vacant

$784

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200910%

1990–199912%

1980–198911%

1970–197914%

1960–19699%

1950–19599%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier26%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,266.

$59,992

median household income

11.6%

of people live below the poverty line

3.9%

unemployment rate

16%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

83%

of households have a broadband subscription

15%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates