Big Bear, CA (California) Houses and Residents
| Big Bear: | $550,842 |
| California: | $715,900 |
Total population: 28,837 (Urban population: 20,163 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,702 (47 farm, 4,655 nonfarm))
Houses: 27,454 (9,993 occupied: 7,105 owner occupied, 2,888 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 44% |
Housing density: 51 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $446,573.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,348 (lower quartile is $1,011, upper quartile is $1,749)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,421
Median gross rent in Big Bear, CA in 2022: $1,625
Housing units in Big Bear with a mortgage: 4,636 (506 second mortgage, 292 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,572
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,995,156- In family households: 1,806,692 (316,621 male householders, 153,819 female householders)
326,927 spouses, 702,690 children (651,870 natural, 13,840 adopted, 36,980 stepchildren), 77,808 grandchildren, 33,924 brothers or sisters, 32,128 parents, foster children, 57,507 other relatives, 76,592 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 188,464 (69,504 male householders (50,015 living alone)), 71,674 female householders (58,080 living alone)), 47,286 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 40,054 (25,654 institutionalized population)
347,453 married couples with children.
128,727 single-parent households (32,391 men, 96,336 women).
89.7% of residents of Big Bear speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 2,759 (8.6%)
(50.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.0 |
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 3.9 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Bear, California
- 59no bedroom
- 5031 bedroom
- 2,5072 bedrooms
- 3,0983 bedrooms
- 7684 bedrooms
- 1705+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Bear, California
- 69no bedroom
- 5411 bedroom
- 1,4992 bedrooms
- 6543 bedrooms
- 914 bedrooms
- 345+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Big Bear in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 174no vehicle
- 2,1211 vehicle
- 3,2962 vehicles
- 9793 vehicles
- 3654 vehicles
- 1705+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Big Bear in renter-occupied apartments
- 277no vehicle
- 1,3541 vehicle
- 9662 vehicles
- 1643 vehicles
- 714 vehicles
- 565+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Bear, California
- 291 room
- 1372 rooms
- 5323 rooms
- 1,4714 rooms
- 1,8185 rooms
- 1,5256 rooms
- 7147 rooms
- 5388 rooms
- 3419+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Bear, California
- 551 room
- 1442 rooms
- 5393 rooms
- 1,0014 rooms
- 5995 rooms
- 3406 rooms
- 1387 rooms
- 498 rooms
- 239+ rooms
Big Bear, CA household income distribution
- 28,463Less than $10,000
- 40,955$10,000 to $19,999
- 42,460$20,000 to $29,999
- 43,176$30,000 to $39,999
- 42,723$40,000 to $49,999
- 39,263$50,000 to $59,999
- 59,825$60,000 to $74,999
- 89,170$75,000 to $99,999
- 67,068$100,000 to $124,999
- 48,857$125,000 to $149,999
- 63,648$150,000 to $199,999
- 59,061$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,837 (11.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 742
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1,906
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1,914
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1,471
- 20 to 24 minutes: 812
- 25 to 29 minutes: 171
- 30 to 34 minutes: 575
- 35 to 39 minutes: 162
- 40 to 44 minutes: 350
- 45 to 59 minutes: 725
- 60 to 89 minutes: 697
- 90 or more minutes: 967
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,350 (73.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,327 (11.7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 138 (1.2%)
- Railroad: 17 (0.2%)
- Taxi: 10 (0.1%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0.1%)
- Bicycle: 47 (0.4%)
- Walked: 465 (4.1%)
- Other means: 132 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 832 (7.3%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Big Bear, California
- 2821995 to March 2000
- 3201990 to 1994
- 2921985 to 1989
- 2151980 to 1984
- 1021975 to 1979
- 671970 to 1974
- 1211965 to 1969
- 462Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Big Bear: | 44.7% (831) |
| California: | 44.3% (3,928,701) |
| Big Bear: | 11.8% (220) |
| California: | 1.6% (141,181) |
| Big Bear: | 8.6% (160) |
| California: | 1.1% (98,160) |
| Big Bear: | 7.8% (146) |
| California: | 1.5% (133,090) |
| Big Bear: | 3.7% (69) |
| California: | 2.4% (211,458) |
| Big Bear: | 2.0% (38) |
| California: | 7.5% (664,935) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15,483
- Other state: 7,420
- Northeast: 1,661
- Midwest: 2,668
- South: 1,560
- West: 1,531
48% of Big Bear residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in California.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 28
- Nursery to 4th grade: 39
- 5th and 6th grade: 63
- 7th and 8th grade: 117
- 9th grade: 70
- 10th grade: 239
- 11th grade: 113
- 12th grade, no diploma: 486
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,099
- Less than 1 year of college: 635
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,706
- Associate degree: 713
- Bachelor's degree: 1,064
- Master's degree: 484
- Professional school degree: 202
- Doctorate degree: 137
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 15
- Nursery to 4th grade: 54
- 5th and 6th grade: 70
- 7th and 8th grade: 84
- 9th grade: 90
- 10th grade: 198
- 11th grade: 185
- 12th grade, no diploma: 479
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,343
- Less than 1 year of college: 676
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,972
- Associate degree: 814
- Bachelor's degree: 1,055
- Master's degree: 378
- Professional school degree: 128
- Doctorate degree: 49
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 25,146
- One, attached: 581
- Two: 215
- 3 or 4: 313
- 5 to 9: 173
- 10 to 19: 131
- 20 to 49: 53
- 50 or more: 88
- Mobile homes: 731
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $216,538
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%
- 85.0%Utility gas
- 9.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.0%Wood
- 0.9%Electricity
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 80.9%Utility gas
- 10.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.0%Wood
- 3.5%Electricity
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 5.2% |
| California: | 9.9% |
| Here: | 3.9% |
| California: | 7.8% |
| Here: | 14.4% |
| California: | 15.4% |
