With 307 people, Bear Creek is a city in Wisconsin. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $104,200. People stay put here: 73% were in the same home a year ago. There are 108 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.9% of residents.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 11%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bear Creek
What changed most since 1990
Population423 → 307(−27%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$90,723 → $104,200(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
White share87.7% → 60.3%(−27.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)11.1%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.1%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.4%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 18 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 Creek, decade by decade
Bear Creek 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
423
$55,715
$90,723
4.1%
27.0
2000
415
$71,728
$116,950
3.5%
26.3
2010
448
$62,937
$133,356
6.4%
60.6
2020
427
$58,140
$93,812
4.1%
62.0
2024
307
$66,250
$104,200
3.3%
68.2
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.
