Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA

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2022 Population

127,440

0.693% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

45.6

0.219% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

10.2%

2.51% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$69,833

5.88% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$227,700

15.6% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

56,990

0.285% 1-year growth

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In 2022, Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA had a population of 127k people with a median age of 45.6 and a median household income of $69,833. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA grew from 126,563 to 127,440, a 0.693% increase and its median household income grew from $65,953 to $69,833, a 5.88% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.85%), White (Hispanic) (1.22%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.976%).

2.83% of the households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are Sweet Briar College (73 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was $227,700, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was 2 cars per household.

Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA borders Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA, Southside Planning District Commission & Commonwealth Regional Council PUMA, VA, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (South & East) PUMA, VA, West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, and Virginia's Region 2000 (South)--Campbell County & Lynchburg City PUMA, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA is home to a population of 127k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.31% of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.95k people).

In 2022, there were 7.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (104k people) in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.63k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are Spanish (1,731 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (317 households), and Japanese (220 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

65,506

Women

51.2%

62,512

Men

48.8%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 128,018 inhabitants, with 48.8% men, and 51.2% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

98.9%

2022 Citizenship

98.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.9% of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
104k ± 502
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
13.6k ± 475
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.63k ± 558

2.57%

Hispanic Population

3.27k people

2.57% of the people in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are hispanic (3.27k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
468 ± 530 people
Philippines
271 ± 404 people
India
176 ± 325 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was Mexico, the natal country of 468 Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA residents, followed by Philippines with 271 and India with 176.

Foreign-Born Population

2.31%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.95k people

2.42%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.06k people

As of 2022, 2.31% of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA residents (2.95k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was 2.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
1,731 households (1.43%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
317 households (0.261%)
Japanese
220 households (0.181%)

2.83% of the households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was Spanish. 1.43% of the households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,431 ± 365
Gulf War (2001-)
1,690 ± 316
Gulf War (1990s)
1,313 ± 251

Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA employs 57k people. The largest industries in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are Construction (4,160 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,109 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,678 people), and the highest paying industries are Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($169,345), Advertising, public relations & related services ($160,487), and Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing ($144,625).

Males in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,926. The income inequality in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.419, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

26,752

Women

47.5%

29,627

Men

52.5%

The workforce of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA in 2020 was 56,379 people, with 47.5% woman, and 52.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

57k

2022 Value

0.285%

1 Year growth

± 0.285%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA grew at a rate of 0.285%, from 56.8k employees to 57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, are Other managers (1,583 people), Registered nurses (1,462 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,426 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

57k

2022 Value

0.285%

1 Year growth

± 0.285%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA grew at a rate of 0.285%, from 56.8k employees to 57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, are Construction (4,160 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,109 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,678 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, though some of these residents may live in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,631

Median earning men ± $1,382

$36,055

Median earning women ± $1,647

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($82,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,475), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,154).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,661), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,162), and Manufacturing ($46,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (44%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.45%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA awarded 73 degrees. The student population of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 460 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are White (56 and 81.2%), followed by Black or African American (5 and 7.25%), Unknown (4 and 5.8%), and Asian (2 and 2.9%).

The largest universities in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA by number of degrees awarded are Sweet Briar College (73 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA are General Biological Sciences (16 and 21.9%), General Psychology (8 and 11%), and General Business (7 and 9.59%).

The median tuition cost in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA for private four year colleges is $22,620.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 75.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 460 (0% men and 100% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 460 students enrolled in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 314 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
7 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
16 degrees awarded
General Psychology
8 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was General Business with 7 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Sweet Briar College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

73 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sweet Briar College with 73 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, which is 0 times less than the 73 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 56 degrees mean that there were 11.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 5 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($22,620) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($970) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.637% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.83% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (33.1k), Some college (23.1k), and Bachelors Degree (18k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was $227,700 in 2022, which is 0.808 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $196,900 to $227,700, a 15.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA is 81.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA is $69,833. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was Loudoun County (East Central)--Ashburn (Southwest/Belmont Ridge) & Dulles Airport PUMA, VA with a value of $192,093, followed by Fairfax County (Northeast)--McLean & Idylwood PUMA, VA and Loudoun County (West & South)--Leesburg Town PUMA, VA, with respective values of $181,704 and $173,789.

Housing

Property

$227,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,643

$42,023

Median Property Taxes

±$1,442

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.3%

Homeownership

2022

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 81.3% of the housing units in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was Loudoun County (East Central)--Ashburn (Southwest/Belmont Ridge) & Dulles Airport PUMA, VA with a value of $192,093, followed by Fairfax County (Northeast)--McLean & Idylwood PUMA, VA and Loudoun County (West & South)--Leesburg Town PUMA, VA, with respective values of $181,704 and $173,789.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,833

Median Household Income

± $2,260

51.7k

Number of Households

± 1,635

In 2022, the median household income of the 51.7k households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA grew to $69,833 from the previous year's value of $65,953.

The following chart displays the households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.419

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA

0.411

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was 0.419 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.03% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Worked At Home (8.51%)
Carpooled (7.36%)

In 2022, 81.8% of workers in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.51%) and those who carpooled to work (7.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA have a shorter commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.72% of the workforce in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA (12.8k out of 126k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.2% of the population of Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA has health coverage, with 48.8% on employee plans, 11.9% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1324 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.07% increase from the previous year (1310 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1351 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 447 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

1,324 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Virginia

Primary care physicians in Virginia see an average of 1,324 patients per year. This represents a 1.07% increase from the previous year (1,310 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Virginia in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.8%

Uninsured

48.8%

Employer Coverage

11.9%

Medicaid

17.1%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA declined by 7.96% from 7.39% to 6.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.