Population 1,435 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Bear River City
Household size in Bear River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.07 | 3.21 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.19 | 3.28 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.16 | 3.25 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.37 | 3.11 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.30 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Bear River City is a place of big households: 3.37 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 3.07 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 River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.5 | 29.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.0 | 30.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 35.9 | 32.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.7 | 33.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.2 | +3.2 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 35.7, Bear River City is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children. Still, the population here is older than in Utah as a whole, where the median age is 33.1.
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 River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.8% | 9.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 8.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.9 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.3% of households in Bear River City, well below the national share of 11.6%.
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 River City
Renters in Bear River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 28.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.1% | 30.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 29.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.3% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 11.3% of households in Bear River City rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over four in ten owners (42.1%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
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 River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.4% | 8.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.2 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.7% of homes in Bear River City are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1972 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +16 | +8 | +6 |
Homes in Bear River City are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1987, versus 1980 across the U.S. The picture is much the same across Utah.
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 River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $564 | $971 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $651 | $1,064 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,223 | $1,222 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,114 | $1,701 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$551 | +$729 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Bear River City costs $1,114 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 River City
Bachelor's degrees in Bear River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.9% | 29.7% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.9% | 31.2% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.4% | 34.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.3% | 38.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | +8.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Bear River City have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 24.3%, 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 River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 96.0% | 91.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 96.0% | 91.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 94.8% | 92.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.3% | 93.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | −3.6 pts | +2.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Bear River City have finished high school (92.3%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. The picture is much the same across Utah.
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 River City
| Period | Bear River City | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.8% | 5.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.4% | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Bear River City than nationally: unemployment was 3.7%, against 5.4%. The picture is much the same across Utah. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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 River City 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 River City | 3.37 | 35.7 | 3.3% | 11.3% | 3.7% | 1987 | $1,114 | 24.3% | 92.3% | 3.7% |
| Honeyville | 3.31 | 36.3 | 4.5% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 1990 | $953 | 32.4% | 93.9% | 3.4% |
| Corinne | 3.32 | 34.7 | 8.9% | 14.0% | 4.8% | 1991 | $999 | 21.3% | 97.3% | 3.2% |
| Elwood | 3.67 | 31.5 | 2.8% | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1993 | $1,169 | 19.4% | 93.6% | 4.5% |
| Deweyville | 3.46 | 33.2 | 10.8% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 1988 | $925 | 35.0% | 94.3% | 2.6% |
| Tremonton | 3.13 | 30.7 | 10.3% | 31.7% | 5.1% | 1988 | $1,293 | 15.6% | 93.3% | 4.5% |
| Brigham City | 2.94 | 34.5 | 8.9% | 32.9% | 7.0% | 1975 | $1,095 | 29.6% | 92.7% | 3.1% |
| Penrose | 3.13 | 34.1 | 3.5% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1983 | $1,174 | 20.3% | 90.5% | 0.5% |
| Garland | 3.40 | 31.1 | 13.4% | 25.0% | 7.2% | 1990 | $1,040 | 21.6% | 83.9% | 4.2% |
| Mendon | 3.47 | 35.8 | 0.6% | 8.3% | 0.7% | 1995 | $815 | 54.2% | 98.7% | 0.5% |
| Wellsville | 3.45 | 31.8 | 4.2% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 1994 | $1,016 | 39.8% | 97.5% | 1.4% |
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 River City. 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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