Bear Lake County, Idaho

Interactive maps and statistics for Bear Lake County, Idaho: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Idaho and the United States.

Bear Lake County, Idaho is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (16th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (91st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,650	1,934,262	334,922,499	2765th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,260	$77,800	$80,734	826th of 3,221
Median Age	40.5	37.3	38.9	1950th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.6%	31.8%	35.7%	1709th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$275,000	$418,600	$332,700	755th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$632	$1,238	$1,413	2986th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.0%	10.6%	12.5%	3008th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	3.7%	5.2%	2715th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.8	23.4	n/a	2772nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	5.9%	14.1%	2179th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	859th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	89.5%	72.1%	65.2%	16th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.0	21.6	26.4	509th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.2%	13.3%	15.1%	1411th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1828th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	62.7%	55.1%	46.9%	91st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.2%	n/a	n/a	645th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.9	36.2	61.4

Age in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	40.5	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	27.4%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.7%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	2,278	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.6	2.5
Family Households	71.7%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.0%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.8%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	26.3%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,260	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.0%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.3%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.7%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	4,020	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	93.1%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	43.3%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	10.5%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,116	$2,038	n/a

Education in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	7.6%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.3%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.6%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.7%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.0%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.8%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.7%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Statistic	Bear Lake County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.4%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	8.3%	16.7%

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