Editing Bedford, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:D-Day National Memorial.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The D-Day National Memorial, as viewed from the nearby visitor center]]
{{US Census population
|1860= 722
|1870= 1208
|1880= 2191
|1890= 2897
|1900= 2416
|1910= 2508
|1920= 3243
|1930= 3713
|1940= 3973
|1950= 4061
|1960= 5921
|1970= 6011
|1980= 5991
|1990= 6073
|2000= 6299
|2010= 6222
|2020= 6657
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2012<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51515.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040237/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51515.html|archive-date=January 6, 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref>}}

===2020 census===
At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] there were 6,657 people in the town. There were 3,163 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 74.4% White, 16.8% Black or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.2% American Indian, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9%.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 6,299 people in 2,519 households, including 1,592 families, in the then city. The population density was {{convert|914.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|persons&nbsp;|persons}}. There were 2,702 housing units at an average density of {{convert|392.3|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 75.33% White, 22.38% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89%.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 2,519 households, 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.0% of households were one person, and 15.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median household income was $29,792 and the median family income was $35,023. Males had a median income of $31,668 versus $18,065 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,423. About 11.4% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.