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Bear Lake County, ID

6,650 Population
975.7 square miles 6.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Idaho: 37.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,260 ±$2,032 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Idaho: $38,952 ±$416
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,260 ±$9,578 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Idaho: $77,800 ±$743
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7% ±1.8% (462  ±117) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Idaho: 10.6% 199,519 (±0.3% / ±5,752)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30 minutes ±3.1 (74,680  ±9,267) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Idaho: 21.6 17,015,820 (±0.1 / ±161,300)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,278 ±148 Number of households
  • Idaho: 713,005 ±2,422
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.2 (6,593  ±3) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Idaho: 2.6 1,884,214
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.6% ±4.4% (138  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Idaho: 5.1% 22,816 (±0.2% / ±1,064)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,020 ±33 Number of housing units
  • Idaho: 795,014 ±223
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$275,000 ±$21,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Idaho: $418,600 ±$2,550
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±2.3% (545  ±153.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Idaho: 15.1% 289,675 (±0.4% / ±6,653.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.4% ±6.2% (4,006  ±274.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Idaho: 91.9% 1,174,076 (±0.7% / ±8,289.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.6% ±3.2% (936  ±137.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Idaho: 31.8% 406,469 (±0.4% / ±5,276.9)
  • about three-fifths 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

1.7% (110  ±47) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Idaho: 5.9% 114,849
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±1.6% (303  ±75) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 8% 116,723 (±0.2% / ±2,425)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
303 Total veterans ±75 287 Male ±70 16 Female ±20

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