Big Bear Lake, CA Demographic Data
Big Bear Lake, CA Summary
Big Bear Lake is located in San Bernardino County in California
- Population: 5,085
- Area: 6.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.35 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.19 sq. miles
- Population Density: 778.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6,831.36 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Big Bear Lake, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,670
52%
50.8
Male
2,479
48%
49.2
Total Population
5,149
323,128,000
Big Bear Lake, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
251
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
305
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
446
8.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
334
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
183
3.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
497
9.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
571
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
693
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
377
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
392
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
612
11.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
328
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
160
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,912
76.0%
77.2
Female
2,037
52.1%
51.3
Male
1,875
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,798
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,338
26.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,100
21.4%
15.2
Female
572
52.0%
55.8
Male
528
48.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Big Bear Lake, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,130
99.6%
96.8
White
4,720
91.7%
72.6
Black or African American
66
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.4%
0.8
Asian
54
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
9
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
35
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
100
1.9%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
27
0.5%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
59
1.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
14
0.3%
0.1
Some Other Race
168
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
19
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,148
22.3%
17.8
Mexican
1,051
20.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
96
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,001
77.7%
82.2
Big Bear Lake, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
175
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
181
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
767
21.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,070
29.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
512
14.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
594
16.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
331
9.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
356
9.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,274
90.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
925
25.5%
31.2
Big Bear Lake, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
868
20.9%
33.7%
Now Married
2,080
50.2%
47.5
Divorced
804
19.4%
11.0%
Separated
151
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
244
5.9
5.8%
Big Bear Lake, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,032
82.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
866
17.7%
21.6%
Spanish
714
14.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
97
2.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
46
0.9%
1.1%
Big Bear Lake, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
169
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
165
7.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
314
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
264
12.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
238
11.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
341
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
224
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
221
10.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
109
5.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
118
5.5%
6.4
Median household income
46,655
57,617
Per capita income
31,980
31,128
Big Bear Lake, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
47
2.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
449
21.9%
9.8
Construction
187
9.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
329
16.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
172
8.4%
6.6
Information
9
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
120
5.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
91
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
212
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
71
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
303
14.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
35
1.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
24
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
272
13.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
659
32.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
172
8.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
565
27.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
381
18.6%
18.1%
Big Bear Lake, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,995
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,589
79.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
84
4.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.3%
5.1
Walked
133
6.7%
2.7
Other means
35
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
148
7.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.4
26.6
Big Bear Lake, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
173
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
734
33.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
923
42.7%
37.1
3 or more
333
15.4%
21.0
Big Bear Lake, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,163
22.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,206
55.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
957
44.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,423
77.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Big Bear Lake, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,586
1 room
339
3.5%
2.4
2 rooms
588
6.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,181
12.3%
9.1
4 rooms
2,654
27.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,080
21.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,307
13.6%
17.8
7 rooms
600
6.3%
12.0
8 rooms
435
4.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
402
4.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Big Bear Lake, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,586
1-unit, detached
7,955
83.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
326
3.4%
5.9
2-units
124
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
277
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
86
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
87
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
335
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
396
4.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Big Bear Lake, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
351
3.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
698
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
715
7.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,447
15.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,273
23.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,102
21.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
929
9.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,015
10.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
56
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Big Bear Lake, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,887
87.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
116
5.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
134
6.2%
1.9
Solar energy
6
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Big Bear Lake, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
780
47295100.0
Less than $500
18
2.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
43
5.5%
7.0%
$500 to $999
65
8.3%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
130
16.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
156
20.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
175
22.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
193
24.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
301
39.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
98
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
42
5.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
85
11.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
243
31.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Big Bear Lake, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
921
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
2.2%
1.9%
Less than $500
35
3.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
65
7.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
322
35.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
479
52.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
36
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
925
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
77
8.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
5.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
77
8.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
88
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
85
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
515
57.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
63
0.0%
0.0%
Big Bear Lake, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,206
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
114
9.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
26
2.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
35
2.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
54
4.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
125
10.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
559
46.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
207
17.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
86
7.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
384,100
205,000
