Bear Lake County, ID Demographic Data
Bear Lake County, ID Summary
Bear Lake County is located in Idaho
- Population: 5,977
- Area: 1,049.41 sq. miles
- Land Area: 974.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 74.62 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5.69 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,925.20 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bear Lake County, ID Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,985
50%
50.8
Male
2,943
50%
49.2
Total Population
5,928
323,128,000
Bear Lake County, ID Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
435
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
443
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
437
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
417
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
273
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
654
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
640
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
663
11.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
402
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
379
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
689
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
370
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
126
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,333
73.1%
77.2
Female
2,192
50.6%
51.3
Male
2,141
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,163
70.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,407
23.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,185
20.0%
15.2
Female
617
52.1%
55.8
Male
568
47.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Bear Lake County, ID Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,867
99.0%
96.8
White
5,685
95.9%
72.6
Black or African American
46
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
17
0.3%
0.8
Asian
32
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
18
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
5
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
3
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
84
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
61
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
243
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
159
2.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
17
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
67
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,685
95.9%
82.2
Bear Lake County, ID Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
58
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
194
4.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,531
39.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
988
25.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
386
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
624
15.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
142
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
252
6.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,671
93.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
766
19.5%
31.2
Bear Lake County, ID Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
845
18.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,000
65.0%
47.5
Divorced
432
9.4%
11.0%
Separated
40
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
296
6.4
5.8%
Bear Lake County, ID Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,368
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
125
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
72
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
26
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
20
0.4%
1.1%
Bear Lake County, ID Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
160
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
145
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
265
11.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
261
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
453
18.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
449
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
390
16.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
204
8.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
34
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
34
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
46,863
57,617
Per capita income
22,985
31,128
Bear Lake County, ID Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
442
17.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
227
9.0%
9.8
Construction
148
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
545
21.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
96
3.8%
6.6
Information
50
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
191
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
164
6.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
87
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
69
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
269
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
163
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
76
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
408
16.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
637
25.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
390
15.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
602
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
490
19.4%
18.1%
Bear Lake County, ID Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,457
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,770
72.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
420
17.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.4%
5.1
Walked
78
3.2%
2.7
Other means
30
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
149
6.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Bear Lake County, ID Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
84
3.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
469
19.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
818
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,024
42.8%
21.0
Bear Lake County, ID Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,395
60.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,869
78.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
526
22.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,589
39.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Bear Lake County, ID Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,984
1 room
70
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
24
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
133
3.3%
9.1
4 rooms
340
8.5%
16.5
5 rooms
763
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
608
15.3%
17.8
7 rooms
764
19.2%
12.0
8 rooms
454
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
828
20.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Bear Lake County, ID Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,984
1-unit, detached
3,497
87.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.1%
5.9
2-units
11
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
71
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
39
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
101
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
245
6.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bear Lake County, ID Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
997
25.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
120
3.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
297
7.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
218
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
693
17.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
492
12.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
451
11.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
657
16.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
40
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
19
0.5%
1.4%
Bear Lake County, ID Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
929
38.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
567
23.7%
4.7
Electricity
367
15.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
45
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
11
0.5%
0.1
Wood
438
18.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
38
1.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bear Lake County, ID Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,019
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
13
1.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
2.9%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
33
3.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
48
4.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
66
6.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
262
25.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
567
55.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
551
54.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
142
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
5.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
89
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
184
18.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bear Lake County, ID Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
465
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
4.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
169
36.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
274
58.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
61
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
553
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
112
24.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
11.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
149
33.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
76
0.0%
0.0%
Bear Lake County, ID Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,869
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
119
6.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
482
25.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
432
23.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
400
21.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
315
16.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
72
3.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
41
2.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
136,700
205,000