Bear Lake County, Idaho

Bear Lake County has a population of 6,650 and has grown 5.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $275,000, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $75,260.

Home price
$275,000
Income
$75,260
Population
6,650
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$275,000county
Median gross rent$632county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198057.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant43.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented10.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use37.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$773county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$75,260county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate7.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.2%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$44,468county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.41%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service76 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24610county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station111 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.7%county
Traffic deaths30.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.4%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1417county
Students per full-time teacher20.8county
Free lunch eligible46.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,650county
Land area in square miles976county
People per square mile of land6.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls90.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents298county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in138county
Households that moved away147county
Average income of arriving households$80,630county
Average income of departing households$65,816county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes32county
Housing units authorised in the latest year128county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature43.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.5 incounty
Annual snowfall41.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing198 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days101 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 4county
Average first fall frostSep 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use899 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.8%county
Homes heated by propane23.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.9%county
Homes heated by wood11.1%county
Households with broadband89.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk7.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.4county
Landslide risk81.9county
Hail risk3.8county
Earthquake risk68.9county
Tornado risk2.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.5county
Winter weather risk55.0county
Strong wind risk10.1county
Wildfire risk78.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bear Lake County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Idaho figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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