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Bedford, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Bedford is a Census city of 1,336 people across 1.61 square miles of land, in Taylor County. Median household income is $60,781, 78.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $629,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bedford
What Bedford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.61 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land832
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaylor County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bedford
How many people live in Bedford
- Population1,336
- Median age41.1
- Population under 18341
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over285
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent
- Households575
- Family households333
- Share of households that are families57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bedford
Income and work in Bedford
- Median household income$60,781
- Per capita income$30,693
- Civilian labor force668
- Employed621
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over931
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bedford
- Housing units699
- Occupied units575
- Vacant units124 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate17.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied450
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate78.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$764 plus or minus $155
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units610
- Share single family87.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more61 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more8.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bedford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute612
- Commuting under 15 minutes269 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more163 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone70.8 percent
- Carpooled20.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bedford
SBA loans in Bedford (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$629,500
- Average approval$629,500
- Median approval$629,500
- Largest approval$629,500
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bedford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bedford
- NFIP communityCity of Bedford
- NFIP community number190263
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/17(M)
The City of Bedford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190263 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Taylor County, not Bedford
Taylor County context, not Bedford figures
- Establishments in Taylor County140
- Covered employment, Taylor County2,030
- Average annual pay, Taylor County$51,564
- Housing units permitted, Taylor County5
Every figure in this section is published for Taylor County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bedford.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bedford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bedford, Iowa?
1,336, in 575 households. Bedford city covers 1.61 square miles of land, which is 832 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bedford in?
Taylor County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bedford?
$60,781. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,800. Median gross rent is $764 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bedford businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $629,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $629,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bedford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bedford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bedford. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bedford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bedford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bedford, city of, community 190263, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bedford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taylor County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bedford.
Is zoning published for Bedford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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