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Big Bear Lake Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Big Bear Lake Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

5,044

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.4%
5 - 17:
14.8%
18 - 24:
5.7%
25 - 34:
9.2%
35 - 54:
26.9%
55 - 64:
18.5%
Over 65 Years:
21.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.7%
3.7%
93.0%
93.0%
33.9%
33.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Big Bear Lake
USA
$52,141
$52,141
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Big Bear Lake
USA
$76,250
$76,250
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.2%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Administration
Accommodation
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Real estate
Education
Other
Manufacturing
Transportation
Arts
Construction
Information Technology
Finance
Public Service
14.5%
14.5%
13.7%
13.7%
12.7%
12.7%
9.0%
9.0%
7.3%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
5.7%
5.7%
4.8%
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
3.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
65.0%
65.0%
26.7%
26.7%
4.4%
4.4%
2.6%
2.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
European
Italian
Hungarian
Swiss
Scottish
Armenian
Norwegian
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac
Czech
Welsh
Russian
Canadian
Scots-Irish
French
Greek
Dutch
Portuguese
12.7%
12.7%
12.5%
12.5%
11.7%
11.7%
5.4%
5.4%
5.0%
5.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Korean
Chinese
Thai
Italian
Pacific Island languages
Russian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Japanese
78.7%
78.7%
12.1%
12.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Big Bear Lake Residents

16.3%

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