Population 95 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Bear Creek
Household size in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.90 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.04 | 2.51 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.18 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.19 | 2.48 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.29 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Bear Creek is a place of big households: 3.19 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.90 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 30.2 | 38.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 32.0 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 30.8 | 38.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −7.0 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 30.8, Bear Creek is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.3% | 11.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 27.6% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 28.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +9.8 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Bear Creek: 28.8% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Bear Creek
Renters in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.8% | 31.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 33.3% | 32.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 32.6% | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 35.1% | 31.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.7 pts | +0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a third of households in Bear Creek rent their homes (35.1%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in South Dakota overall (31.4%). Among homeowners, 55.9% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.5% | 11.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.7% | 10.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.5% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.9% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −22.6 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Bear Creek: 12.9% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1974 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1977 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +9 | +6 |
Homes in Bear Creek are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1988, versus 1980 across the U.S.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $435 | $631 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $502 | $692 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $452 | $798 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $706 | $1,000 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$271 | +$369 | +$606 |
Rent in Bear Creek runs $706 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 32.4% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Bear Creek
Bachelor's degrees in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.8% | 26.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.3% | 27.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.5% | 29.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.3% | 32.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | −7.5 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Bear Creek have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.3%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.9% | 89.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.3% | 91.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.1% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.2% | 93.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.3 pts | +3.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Bear Creek have finished high school as nationally: 90.2%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in South Dakota as a whole (93.1%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Bear Creek
| Period | Bear Creek | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 4.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 18.2% | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.2% | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Bear Creek: 12.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Bear Creek compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | 3.19 | 30.8 | 28.8% | 35.1% | 12.9% | 1988 | $706 | 23.3% | 90.2% | 12.6% |
| Lantry | 3.21 | 29.6 | 32.6% | 38.4% | 11.1% | 1992 | $714 | 24.3% | 88.2% | 13.9% |
| Dupree | 3.16 | 36.0 | 19.7% | 30.7% | 18.6% | 1977 | $697 | 17.3% | 94.5% | 15.2% |
| North Eagle Butte | 3.27 | 25.2 | 33.7% | 46.5% | 12.7% | 1979 | $740 | 14.5% | 81.9% | 19.3% |
| Eagle Butte | 3.25 | 28.3 | 32.8% | 45.2% | 14.3% | 1982 | $758 | 15.0% | 83.5% | 21.2% |
| Thunder Butte | 3.15 | 36.0 | 18.9% | 29.5% | 18.8% | 1976 | $694 | 17.5% | 95.0% | 14.2% |
| Green Grass | 2.96 | 29.7 | 24.3% | 34.5% | 10.3% | 1983 | $682 | 23.3% | 90.0% | 10.7% |
| Glad Valley | 3.28 | 36.8 | 32.7% | 51.3% | 15.7% | 1992 | $743 | 13.8% | 86.7% | 31.2% |
| Isabel | 2.75 | 31.5 | 15.0% | 31.8% | 11.9% | 1973 | $613 | 19.7% | 91.7% | 11.3% |
| Faith | 2.43 | 51.3 | 3.7% | 24.0% | 22.1% | 1978 | $559 | 36.2% | 95.3% | 3.4% |
| Orton | 3.14 | 30.3 | 30.1% | 35.4% | 12.9% | 1992 | $732 | 25.7% | 88.3% | 11.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Bear Creek. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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