Bedford County vs. Botetourt County

	Bedford County (VA)	Botetourt County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	78,747	33,277
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.1%	0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	74,936	33,150
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	68,676	33,148
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.8%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.3%	22.7%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.4%
White alone, percent	89.6%	94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.1%	3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.7%	92.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,517	2,887
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.8%	2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	36,997	14,927
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.6%	86.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,500	$225,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,300	$1,475
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$347	$377
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$852	$890
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.6%	4.4%
Building permits, 2018	82	114
Households, 2014-2018	31,206	13,161
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.4%	88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.6%	76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.9%	28.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	54.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	521,240	321,378
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,490	$9,693
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.2	28.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,541	$68,410
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,796	$33,983
Persons in poverty, percent	10.4%	7.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,715	750
Total employment, 2017	15,567	10,143
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	595,647	438,996
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,305	2,348
All firms, 2012	4,688	2,597
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,592	1,606
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,385	743
Minority-owned firms, 2012	311	176
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,257	2,352
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	567	283
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,799	2,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.3%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	91.2	61.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	753.02	541.20

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bedford county (VA) and Botetourt county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.