New Bedford, Pennsylvania Demographics & Population 2026

A note before these figures: with a population of 813, New Bedford's ACS estimates come from a small number of survey responses and carry wide margins of error. Individual percentages below — particularly rates that round to 0% or 100% — are approximations, not precise measurements. See data.census.gov for the published margins of error.

Population Overview

New Bedford is a small community located in Pennsylvania, within Lawrence County. The total population is 813. It ranks as the 1093rd most populous out of 1,991 Census-designated places in Pennsylvania.

Age Demographics

The median age in New Bedford is 38.8 years. This is 5% lower than the state median of 40.9 years. 12.6% of residents are 75 or older, suggesting a significant retirement-age population with implications for healthcare services and senior housing.

Economy, Income & Housing

The median household income in New Bedford is $90,000. This is 15% higher than the state median of $77,971. It is also 11% higher than the national median of $80,734. The ACS records no residents below the poverty line in New Bedford. In a community this small the estimate rests on very few survey responses, so it should be read as an absence of measurement rather than a measured absence of poverty. The unemployment rate is 5.5%. This is 4% higher than the state rate of 5.3%. The median home value is $204,400. Housing costs are 20% lower than the state median of $254,500. With a home-value-to-income ratio of just 2.3x, New Bedford is one of the most affordable housing markets in the area. 90.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied. This homeownership rate is 30% higher than the state average of 69.3%.

Race & Ethnicity

Every resident counted in New Bedford was recorded as White (non-Hispanic). A figure of exactly 99.9% reflects a survey sample too small to capture the community's full composition rather than a precise measurement.

Education

50.1% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This places New Bedford in the top 10% of all cities in the state for educational attainment. This is 42% higher than the state rate of 35.2%. Nationally, 35.7% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree. No surveyed resident aged 25 or older reported leaving school before earning a high school diploma, though a rate of exactly 100% reflects the limits of a small sample.

Data Sources & Methodology

All demographic data for New Bedford, Pennsylvania is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. The ACS collects data from approximately 3.5 million households annually and pools five years of responses so that even small communities can be measured, though the margin of error widens as the population falls. Comparisons are made against Pennsylvania state averages and national averages calculated from the same dataset. Rankings reflect the city's position among all 1,991 Census-designated places in Pennsylvania. Read more about how these figures are produced on our methodology page, or visit data.census.gov for official data.