Bedford Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 10,721 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bedford Heights is the 165th largest community in Ohio.
Also of interest is that Bedford Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Despite the fact that it is a small city, Bedford Heights has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The education level of Bedford Heights citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.94% of adults 25 and older in Bedford Heights have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bedford Heights in 2022 was $32,559, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,236 for a family of four. However, Bedford Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bedford Heights is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bedford Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bedford Heights residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bedford Heights include Italian, English, German, Irish, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Bedford Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.