Statewide Claims to Fame

Bear Lake County is 1st in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Home ownership rate

Bear Lake County is 2nd in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - White

Bear Lake County is 3rd in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Bear Lake County is 9th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Female residents

Bear Lake County is 11th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Bear Lake County is 12th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Bear Lake County is 17th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Bear Lake County is 18th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Income per household

Bear Lake County is 20th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents younger than 18

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Current population (2012) 5,907 36th 1,595,728 313,914,040
Size in square miles 974.8 32nd 82,643.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 6.1 28th 19 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 24th 7.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 27.0% 20th 26.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.4% 11th 13.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.8% 12th 88.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.6% 24th 24.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Race - White 97.7% 2nd 93.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 34th 0.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 38th 1.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 39th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 40th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 43rd 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.0% 32nd 11.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.1% 3rd 83.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Female residents 50.4% 9th 50.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.4% 44th 5.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Housing units 3,964 34th 674,394 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.9% 27th 15.1% 25.9%
Households 2,427 36th 575,497 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 82.7% 1st 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $135,600 30th $171,300 $186,200
People per household 2.5 30th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 28 22nd 6,265 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Income per capita $19,484 26th $22,788 $27,915
Income per household $43,897 18th $46,890 $52,762
Income below poverty line 13.6% 27th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Bear Lake County Rank Idaho US
Non-farm private establishments 123 39th 42,399 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 988 35th 482,722 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 645 33rd 151,671 27,092,908
Retail sales $58,739 33rd $20,526,631 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,031 17th $13,691 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $0 38th $2,415,951 $613,795,732

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