Bear is a city located in New Castle County Delaware. Bear has a 2020 population of 20,850. Bear is currently declining at a rate of 0.00% annually and its population has increased by 7.64% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 19,371 in 2010.
The average household income in Bear is $85,833 with a poverty rate of 6.57%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,430 per month, and the median house value is $222,700. The median age in Bear is 36.1 years, 33.9 years for males, and 38.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Bearwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 9,118 | 42.61% |
Black or African American | 8,853 | 41.37% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 62 | 0.29% |
Asian | 1,384 | 6.47% |
Some Other Race | 1,101 | 5.15% |
Two or More Races | 879 | 4.11% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 7,950 | 2.69 | 58.1 |
Married | 3,183 | 3.6 | 67.3 |
Male | 472 | 3.57 | 60.4 |
Female | 965 | 4.02 | 61.9 |
Non Family | 3,330 | 1.31 | 47.9 |
3.55
Average Family Size
2.69
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 942 | 6.30% |
9th to 12th Grade | 969 | 6.49% |
High School Graduate | 4,634 | 31.02% |
Some College | 2,497 | 16.71% |
Associates Degree | 651 | 4.36% |
Bachelors Degree | 3,626 | 24.27% |
Graduate Degree | 1,622 | 10.86% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
2+ Races | 551 | 497 | 457 |
Asian | 1,022 | 903 | 671 |
Native American | 29 | 29 | 14 |
Black | 6,067 | 5,777 | 2,139 |
White | 5,652 | 5,138 | 1,888 |
Hispanic | 2,101 | 1,089 | 310 |
Other Race | 732 | 543 | 47 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among 2+ races people with a rate of 82.94%.
$47,605
Average Earnings
$50,788
Average Male
$38,623
Average Female
77.72% of Bear residents speak only English, while 22.28% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 14.26% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 3,738 | 444 | 11.88% |
Asian | 1,384 | 97 | 7.01% |
Black | 8,853 | 508 | 5.74% |
White | 7,070 | 343 | 4.85% |
Other | 190 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 879 | 1 | 0.11% |
6.57%
Overall Poverty Rate
4.89%
Male Poverty Rate
8.18%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Bear is Hispanic, with 11.88% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Bear is Multiple, with 0.11% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.49%. Among those working part-time, it was 7.55%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 16.30%.
41.2%
Overall Marriage Rate
42.3%
Male Marriage Rate
40.1%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 417 | 5.88% |
Black | 824 | 11.53% |
2+ Races | 15 | 2.45% |
Hispanic | 17 | 0.73% |
3.98%
Veteran Poverty Rate
9.79%
Veteran Disability Rate
72.1%
Labor Force Participation
64.6%
Employment Rate
8.8%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
37.33%
Born in Bear
83.27%
Native Born
16.73%
Foreign Born
9.31%
Non Citizen
7.42%
Naturalized
83.27% of Bear residents were born in the United States, with 37.33% having been born in Delaware. 9.31% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 19,371 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 19,110 | -261 | -1.35% |
2012 | 19,751 | 641 | 3.35% |
2013 | 19,824 | 73 | 0.37% |
2014 | 19,732 | -92 | -0.46% |
2015 | 19,886 | 154 | 0.78% |
2016 | 19,904 | 18 | 0.09% |
2017 | 20,401 | 497 | 2.50% |
2018 | 21,362 | 961 | 4.71% |
2019 | 20,850 | -512 | -2.40% |
2020 | 20,850 | 0.00% | |
2021 | 20,850 | 0.00% | |
2022 | 20,850 | 0.00% |