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Delaware · 22,370 residents · 5.78 sq mi
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Bear is home to 22,370 people in Delaware. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 3,868 people per square mile. The population is up 27% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 23%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $304,800.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
22,370
+27%since 2000
from 17,593 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
3,868 / sq mi
+23%since 2009
from 3,156 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.9
+25%since 2000
from 30.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5.78 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
17K19K20K22K24K2000201020202024Bear
202422K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.8%(1,745)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(1,471)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(1,200)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.4%(981)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(1,269)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.2%(3,614)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.5%(3,009)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(2,930)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.6%(2,812)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(2,268)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(856)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(215)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,687
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $53,240 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,884
+102%since 2000
from $20,715 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.0%
+21.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.377
+14%since 2010
from 0.331 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services12.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration11.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance8.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$304,800
+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $104,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,771
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $697 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.1%
−16.0 ptssince 2000
from 81.1% in 2000
34.9% rent
Vacancy rate
3.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−11%since 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.3%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+8%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
59
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.4%(11,338)
Black26%(4,575)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(968)
Asian1.9%(329)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic29.2%(6,530)
Black37.7%(8,438)
Hispanic / Latino21.2%(4,737)
Asian8.3%(1,858)
Other3.6%(807)
Diversity Score
90
+16%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.9%(2,660)
Puerto Rican5.8%(1,291)
Dominican1.3%(281)
Chilean0.8%(181)
Costa Rican0.3%(59)
Salvadoran0.2%(45)
Guatemalan0.2%(44)
Colombian0.1%(29)
Asian origin
Filipino3.4%(759)
Asian Indian2.7%(614)
Vietnamese0.6%(128)
Chinese0.5%(115)
Kazakh0.4%(96)
Taiwanese0.3%(71)
Pakistani0.2%(49)
Korean0.1%(26)
Ancestry
German9.4%(2,101)
Irish8.3%(1,867)
Italian5.4%(1,210)
English4.2%(938)
Polish3.9%(871)
American3.2%(709)
West Indian2.8%(634)
Ghanaian1.6%(352)
Nigerian1.4%(324)
Jamaican1.4%(304)
French1.3%(296)
+ 24 more ancestry groups with data
Barbadian1%(232)
Russian0.5%(109)
Scottish0.4%(88)
Ukrainian0.4%(86)
Ethiopian0.4%(83)
Hungarian0.3%(74)
Swedish0.3%(69)
Bulgarian0.3%(68)
British0.3%(65)
Turkish0.3%(60)
Dutch0.2%(35)
Welsh0.2%(35)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(31)
Norwegian0.1%(28)
Australian0.1%(26)
Czech0.1%(24)
Arab0.1%(22)
Kenyan0.1%(19)
Belgian0.1%(12)
Greek0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.5%
+14.2 ptssince 2000
from 18.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 85.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.6%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.1 min
+49%since 2000
from 16.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.6%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 78.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.1%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.7%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2011
from 69.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
82.5%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.2%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
52.9%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
22.9%
+13.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.4%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2017
from 87.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 98.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.1%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 87.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
71.5%
−5.3 ptssince 2016
from 76.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2016
from 15.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.6%(3,549)
Married46.8%(3,896)
Widowed3%(248)
Divorced7.6%(637)
Women 15+
Never married34.2%(3,294)
Married42.7%(4,108)
Widowed8.4%(804)
Divorced14.7%(1,418)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.4%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 14.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 60.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 9.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 66.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(206)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.5%(380)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.7%(275)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,071 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bear, Delaware?

Bear, Delaware has about 22,370 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bear, Delaware?

The typical household in Bear, Delaware earns about $91,687 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bear, Delaware expensive?

In Bear, Delaware, the median home is worth about $304,800, and the typical rent is about $1,771 a month.

How educated are people in Bear, Delaware?

About 32.5% of adults age 25 and over in Bear, Delaware hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bear, Delaware?

About 8.7% of people in Bear, Delaware live below the federal poverty line.

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