Bedford, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bedford, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,831. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BEDFORD-IN · Bedford, IN 1 ZIPs · 27,831 pop · #14036/25278 · Lawrence County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $68,108
  • RANK-MID #14036/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Heltonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,831
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $188,100

Nearest income peer: Heltonville, IN (+ $7,170 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bedford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bedford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bedford, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,831
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,108
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,108 and poverty 11.6% concentrate in 47421.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bedford as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Cambridge City is the closest lower-income city and Crawfordsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bedford.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 47421, is all of Bedford

There is no split to weigh here: 47421 holds every one of Bedford's 27,831 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bedford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 684 establishments, 9,284 employees , annual payroll $452,374k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47421 (684 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (124) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Bedford, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Lawrence County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bedford. See the Lawrence County roll-up →

Bedford sits in the lower half of Lawrence County on income: Springville, Williams and Heltonville report more, Mitchell and Oolitic report less. Avoca marks the far end of that range at $113,333, 66% above Bedford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47421 27,831 $68,108 684 59

Bedford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bedford, .