2022 population: 6,722 ( 736 from 2010 , 351 from 2020)
Land area: 975.7 square miles
Population density: 6.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,234	92.74%	9.9%
Black:	20	0.30%	233.3%
Indian:	49	0.73%	133.3%
Asian:	35	0.52%	52.2%
2+ races:	86	1.28%	95.5%
Hispanic:	298	4.43%	38.0%

Total non-White:	488	7.26%	54.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	199	15.6
Deaths:	196	15.4
Net Migration:	340	26.7
Net Immigration:	10	0.8

Change in White population:	563	9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	173	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,986
5,671	94.74%
6	0.10%
21	0.35%
23	0.38%
44	0.74%
216	3.61%
315	5.26%

2000
6,411
6,195	96.63%
6	0.09%
27	0.42%
5	0.08%
24	0.37%
154	2.40%
216	3.37%

1990
6,084
5,931	97.49%
0	0.00%
1	0.02%
2	0.03%
n/a
150	2.47%
153	2.51%

1980
6,931
6,837	98.64%
1	0.01%
55	0.79%
10	0.14%
n/a
28	0.40%
94	1.36%

1970
5,801
5,699	98.24%
3	0.05%
59	1.02%
2	0.03%
n/a
38	0.66%
102	1.76%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
742	11.6
572	8.9
-791	-12.3
6	0.1

-524	-8.2
99	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
855	14.1
618	10.2
281	4.6
53	0.9

264	4.3
63	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,450	20.9
636	9.2
-1,616	-23.3
n/a

-906	-13.1
59	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
234	4.0
n/a

1,138	19.6
-8	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Lake County, ID

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
1,719	25.6%
5,003	74.4%
1,367	20.3%

2,323
2.74

1,687	72.6%
1,483	87.9%
73	4.3%
636	27.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
1,636	27.3%
4,350	72.7%
1,104	18.4%

2,281
2.61

1,661	72.8%
1,445	87.0%
87	5.2%
620	27.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
2,104	32.8%
4,307	67.2%
1,010	15.8%

2,269
2.80

1,723	75.9%
1,525	88.5%
94	5.5%
546	24.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.3
2,295	37.7%
3,789	62.3%
915	15.0%

1,992
3.03

1,520	76.3%
1,438	94.6%
48	3.2%
472	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
2,625	37.9%
4,306	62.1%
835	12.0%

2,232
3.09

1,823	81.7%
1,675	91.9%
65	3.6%
409	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for Bear Lake County, ID

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	94	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	119	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	99	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	109	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	101	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	116	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	58	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	152	6.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	224	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	179	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	368	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	249	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	162	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	113	4.9%
$200,000 or more	112	4.8%

Median Household Income	63,244
Per Capita Income	30,266

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	92	4.0%
Public Assistance	64	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	176	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,448	70.8%
Unemployed	118	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,566	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	893	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	919	692	57.0%
Non-Profit	31	86	26.5%
Self-Employed	319	116	73.3%

Local Government	126	242	34.2%
State Government	76	63	54.7%
Federal Government	23	16	59.0%

Total Private + Self	1,238	808	60.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	256	407	38.6%
Total	1,494	1,215	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	349	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	417	15.3%
Professional, Technical	509	18.7%
Service Occupations	565	20.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	46	1.7%
All others	883	32.4%

White Collar		46.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	417	15.3%
Educational services	307	11.3%
Construction	272	10.0%
Retail trade	265	9.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	233	8.6%
Transportation and warehousing	206	7.6%
Manufacturing	188	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	148	5.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	146	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	115	4.2%
Other services	93	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	64	2.4%
Public administration	64	2.4%
Finance and insurance	45	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	42	1.5%
Utilities	42	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	41	1.5%
Wholesale trade	25	0.9%
Information	10	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	206	3.20%
Puerto Rican	10	0.16%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	20	0.31%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	20	0.31%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	41	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	30	0.47%
Burmese	16	0.25%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,803	96.1%
Spanish	148	2.5%
Other Asian	30	0.5%
Tagalog	16	0.3%
Other	16	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.2%
Other Indo-European	11	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,069	32.1%
German	790	12.3%
Swedish	383	6.0%
Swiss	354	5.5%
American	306	4.8%
Irish	292	4.5%
Scottish	266	4.1%
Danish	227	3.5%
Welsh	194	3.0%
European	184	2.9%
Norwegian	169	2.6%
Italian	83	1.3%
Dutch	69	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	65	1.0%
French	55	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,349	98.6%
Not a citizen	87	1.4%

Native	6,279	97.6%
Foreign-born	157	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	0.9%	254	6.0%	1,495	35.2%	1,574	37.1%	604	14.2%	278	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	0.9%
9-12 Years	254	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,495	35.2%
Some College	1,574	37.1%
Bach. Degree	604	14.2%
Grad Degree	278	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,378	2,251	127	5.3%	5.6%
1991	2,417	2,293	124	5.1%	6.3%
1992	2,596	2,457	139	5.4%	6.5%
1993	2,737	2,579	158	5.8%	6.1%
1994	2,886	2,714	172	6.0%	5.5%
1995	2,944	2,791	153	5.2%	5.5%
1996	2,920	2,770	150	5.1%	5.4%
1997	2,657	2,534	123	4.6%	5.2%
1998	2,867	2,732	135	4.7%	5.2%
1999	2,959	2,827	132	4.5%	5.0%

2000	2,952	2,808	144	4.9%	4.7%
2001	2,973	2,834	139	4.7%	5.1%
2002	2,890	2,739	151	5.2%	5.6%
2003	2,902	2,738	164	5.7%	5.6%
2004	3,026	2,882	144	4.8%	4.9%
2005	3,050	2,927	123	4.0%	4.0%
2006	3,039	2,951	88	2.9%	3.4%
2007	3,162	3,089	73	2.3%	3.1%
2008	3,324	3,215	109	3.3%	5.0%
2009	3,394	3,193	201	5.9%	8.7%

2010	2,887	2,679	208	7.2%	8.8%
2011	2,919	2,745	174	6.0%	8.2%
2012	2,891	2,726	165	5.7%	7.4%
2013	2,905	2,739	166	5.7%	6.8%
2014	2,850	2,733	117	4.1%	4.4%
2015	2,832	2,714	118	4.2%	3.9%
2016	2,808	2,684	124	4.4%	3.7%
2017	2,829	2,740	89	3.1%	3.2%
2018	2,850	2,770	80	2.8%	2.8%
2019	2,966	2,884	82	2.8%	2.8%

2020	3,075	2,946	129	4.2%	5.4%
2021	3,126	3,034	92	2.9%	3.5%
2022	3,292	3,207	85	2.6%	2.7%
2023	2,920	2,837	83	2.8%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,895
Median Value	$194,700

Occupied	2,323	59.6%
Vacant	1,572	40.4%

Owned	1,873	80.6%
Rented	450	19.4%
Median Rent	$636

Single-Family Units	3,485	89.5%
Detached	3,485	89.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	106	2.7%
Mobile Homes	199	5.1%

Bear Lake County, ID

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Lake County, ID

2022 Housing Data for Bear Lake County, ID

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bear Lake County, ID

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bear Lake County, ID

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bear Lake County, ID

Historical Labor Force Data for Bear Lake County, ID