Bear Lake County, ID
Demographic and economic profile of Bear Lake County, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Bear Lake County is a small rural Idaho county of 6,552 residents that grew 9.9% over five years, with housing costs well below national norms—median home values of $234,200 and gross rent of just $687 per month. The labor force is modestly educated, with 20.3% holding a bachelor's degree and 93.0% completing high school, and unemployment sits at a low 2.6%, though labor force participation is limited at 57.2%. Median household income of $75,260 contrasts with per capita income of $32,301, reflecting a household structure that supports relatively comfortable earnings in a low-cost, predominantly owner-occupied market where 89.5% of residents own their homes.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+9.9% since 2018
Bear Lake County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,329 (95.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races132 (2.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone75 (1.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone36 (0.5%)
- Black or African American Alone33 (0.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race31 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish181
- 2.Other Indo-European60
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)17
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island8
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance640
- 2.Construction (Group)360
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining343
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)269
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)269
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations895
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations511
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations483
- 4.Service Occupations481
- 5.Sales & Office Occupations452
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.