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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Bedford Heights, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.
The percentage of adults in Bedford Heights who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.94% of the adults in Bedford Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.