Bedford, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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177%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

246%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bedford	New York	National
Income per capita	$124,409	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$281,357	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$283,146	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$200,261	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,455	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.4%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bedford is 177% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bedford is 246% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bedford is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bedford is 38% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$187,552 $281,357 $562,714

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bedford median earnings by income bracket

Bedford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	3.0%	3.0%
Financial & insurance services	19.9%	19.9%
Wholesale & retail services	8.3%	8.3%
Public administration	3.0%	3.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	39.2%	39.2%
Other	24.6%	24.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scarsdale, NY	18,390	$378,602	365.5%
Rockleigh, NJ	671	$365,070	348.9%
Old Greenwich, CT	7,189	$352,675	333.6%
Riverside, CT	9,108	$350,478	330.9%
Darien, CT	22,334	$314,576	286.8%
Bedford, NY	1,708	$281,357	245.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hillcrest, IL	1,708	$92,319	13.5%
Holland, OH	1,708	$86,982	6.9%
Moscow, PA	1,708	$108,645	33.6%
Brackettville, TX	1,708	$31,325	61.5%
Caddo Mills, TX	1,708	$88,391	8.7%
Bedford, NY	1,708	$281,357	245.9%

Source: The Bedford, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.