Bedford (CDP), New York

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Bedford, commonly known as Bedford Village, is a hamlet (and census-designated place or CDP) located in the town of Bedford in Westchester County, New York. The population was 1,724 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.27% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,724 people, 577 households, and 492 families residing in the community. The population density was 180.9/km² (468.0/mi²). There were 600 housing units at an average density of 63.0/km² (162.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 96.75% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 1.86% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population.

There were 577 households out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the community the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $120,325, and the median income for a family was $118,848. Males had a median income of $81,898 versus $52,375 for females. The per capita income for the community was $56,868. About 1.3% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.