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Bear Lake township, Manistee County, MI

1,660 Population
34.7 square miles 47.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50 ±3.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Manistee County: 50.3 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,248 ±$5,280 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Manistee County: $36,023 ±$1,885
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,958 ±$6,643 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Manistee County: $63,516 ±$2,576
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.5% ±2.1% (74  ±36) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Manistee County: 12.7% † 3,038 (±1.7% / ±396)
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.9 minutes ±5.6 (16,580  ±2,920) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Manistee County: 21.7 190,825 (±0.8 / ±10,292)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

683 ±93 Number of households
  • Manistee County: 10,561 ±280
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (1,624  ±230) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Manistee County: 2.3 23,886 (±0.1 / ±51)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±5% (24  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Manistee County: 7% † 299 (±2.4% / ±102)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,003 ±111 Number of housing units
  • Manistee County: 15,713 ±42
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$224,700 ±$30,013 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Manistee County: $182,200 ±$10,645
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.1% ±2% (100  ±36) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Manistee County: 10% † 2,511 (±1.3% / ±335.8)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.3% ±16.4% (1,208  ±147.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Manistee County: 92.2% 17,956 (±3% / ±578.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28% ±6.1% (358  ±89.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Manistee County: 24.9% 4,854 (±1.6% / ±319.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.7% ±0.7% (11  ±11) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Manistee County: 1.6% 395
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.4% ±2.2% (119  ±35) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Manistee County: 8.2% 1,727 (±0.8% / ±170)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
119 Total veterans ±35 102 Male ±33 17 Female ±11

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