Bear River City is a city of 867 people in Utah. 90% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. The poverty rate is 2.3%, under the national 12.5%. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,895, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bear River City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$167,285 → $433,100(+159%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age25.7 → 36.3(+10.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.6% → 23.3%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)37.5%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.5%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II12.5%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 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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Over time
Bear River City, decade by decade
Bear River City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
691
$83,602
$167,285
13.6%
3.9
2000
750
$95,112
$212,405
15.1%
10.9
2010
853
$81,131
$240,097
28.3%
12.6
2020
877
$82,002
$276,224
18.2%
17.2
2024
867
$97,895
$433,100
23.3%
37.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
