Big Bear City, California
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| Males: 5,911 | |
| Females: 6,393 |
| Median resident age: | |
| California median age: |
Zip codes: 92314, 92315, 92386.
Big Bear City Zip Code Map| Big Bear City: | $44,329 |
| CA: | $64,500 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $23,295 (it was $19,301 in 2000)
Big Bear City CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $244,578 (it was $116,500 in 2000)
| Big Bear City: | $244,578 |
| CA: | $449,100 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $320,293; Detached houses: $339,630; Townhouses or other attached units: $339,669; In 2-unit structures: $672,553; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,652; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $257,583; Mobile homes: $58,921; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $171,598
Median gross rent in 2015: $1,031.
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 92386
Races in Big Bear City, CA (2015)
- 10,18774.1%White alone
- 2,81720.5%Hispanic
- 1641.2%Asian alone
- 930.7%Two or more races
- 690.5%American Indian alone
- 340.2%Other race alone
- 30.02%Black alone
Races in Big Bear City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Latest news from Big Bear City, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (15.0%), Irish (7.0%), Italian (4.6%), English (3.9%), American (2.8%), Danish (2.8%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 6757 feet
Land area: 3.47 square miles.
Population density: 3,545 people per square mile (average).


For population 25 years and over in Big Bear City:
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Big Bear City CDP:
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 16.6%
935 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 2.0% Europe).
| This place: | 6.8% |
| California: | 27.0% |
According to our research of California and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Big Bear City, California as of July 17, 2017.
The ratio of number of residents in Big Bear City to the number of sex offenders is 12,304 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,558 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $2,247 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Gorgonio Pass, CA (23.2 miles
, pop. 53,533).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Riverside, CA (38.4 miles
, pop. 255,166).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (88.5 miles
, pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities: Woodlands, CA (1.7 miles ),
Big Bear Lake, CA
(1.9 miles
),
Big Bear, CA
(2.1 miles
),
Lucerne Valley, CA (3.8 miles
),
Running Springs, CA
(3.9 miles
),
North Shore, CA (4.4 miles
),
Lake Arrowhead, CA
(4.5 miles
),
Yucaipa, CA
(4.5 miles
).
Latitude: 34.26 N, Longitude: 116.84 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,755 (-27.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,433 (25.2%)
Area code: 909

Property values in Big Bear City, CA
| Here: | 5.8% |
| California: | 5.5% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care and social assistance (11%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (28%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Community and social service occupations (6%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (4%)
Average climate in Big Bear City, California
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Earthquake activity:
Big Bear City-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 726% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 18.7 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 29.2 miles away from Big Bear City center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 132.8 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 2.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from Big Bear City center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 46.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in San Bernardino County (44) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 23, Floods: 18, Storms: 9, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Earthquake: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

airports located in Big Bear City:
- Big Bear City Airport (L35) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 16,800, Local Ops: 11,200, Military Ops: 2,000)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Bear City:
- Crafton Hills College (about 22 miles; Yucaipa, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,222)
- University of Redlands (about 23 miles; Redlands, CA; FT enrollment: 4,854)
- The Art Institute of California-Argosy University Inland Empire (about 28 miles; San Bernardino, CA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
- Victor Valley College (about 28 miles; Victorville, CA; FT enrollment: 7,630)
- California State University-San Bernardino (about 28 miles; San Bernardino, CA; FT enrollment: 15,748)
- Loma Linda University (about 28 miles; Loma Linda, CA; FT enrollment: 2,839)
- San Bernardino Valley College (about 30 miles; San Bernardino, CA; FT enrollment: 7,444)
Public high schools in Big Bear City:
Notable locations in Big Bear City: Pan Hot Springs (A), Big Bear City Fire Department Station 291 / Bear Valley Paramedic Services (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Big Bear City: Big Bear City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Big Bear Cabins for Rent (409 West Sugarloaf Boulevard).
Hotel: Big Bear Cabins for Rent (409 West Sugarloaf Boulevard).
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 145. This is significantly worse than average.
| City: | 145 |
| U.S.: | 75 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 7.52. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.52 |
| U.S.: | 6.40 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 43.7. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 43.7 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 22.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 22.6 |
| U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 10.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.1 |
| U.S.: | 9.4 |
(18.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.1% for American Indian residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Bear City, CA
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| California: |
Percentage of family households:
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| Whole state: |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
People in group quarters in Big Bear City in 2010:
- 8 people in group homes intended for adults
- 6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
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| Here: | 8.3 |
| California average: | 15.4 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Big Bear City CDP (based on San Bernardino County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 445,334 | 55 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 243,524 | 832 |
| Other | 80,047 | 205 |
| Mainline Protestant | 26,062 | 135 |
| Black Protestant | 14,969 | 37 |
| Orthodox | 3,868 | 10 |
| None | 1,221,406 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
| San Bernardino County: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| San Bernardino County: | 0.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
| San Bernardino County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 7.4% |
| California: | 7.3% |
| San Bernardino County: | 27.1% |
| California: | 21.3% |
| This county: | 16.2% |
| State: | 17.9% |
Health and Nutrition:
| This city: | 47.7% |
| California: | 48.8% |
| Big Bear City: | 43.9% |
| California: | 47.1% |
| Big Bear City: | 28.8 |
| State: | 28.1 |
| Big Bear City: | 23.0% |
| California: | 20.9% |
| Big Bear City: | 10.2% |
| California: | 11.4% |
| Here: | 6.8 |
| California: | 6.8 |
| Big Bear City: | 35.1% |
| California: | 31.3% |
| Here: | 53.8% |
| California: | 55.7% |
| Big Bear City: | 77.1% |
| California: | 80.6% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Big Bear City, CA Residents
6.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,375 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.59% |
| California average: | 5.03% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($439 average AGI)
San Bernardino County: 0.08% California average: 0.07%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Los Angeles County, CA | |
| from Riverside County, CA | |
| from Orange County, CA |
6.61% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,070 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.61% |
| California average: | 5.12% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($451 average AGI)
San Bernardino County: 0.09% California average: 0.10%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Los Angeles County, CA | |
| to Riverside County, CA | |
| to Orange County, CA |
Strongest AM radio stations in Big Bear City:
- KCAA (1050 AM; 1 kW; LOMA LINDA, CA; Owner: BROADCASTING MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC)
- KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
- KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
- KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KHPY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MORENO VALLEY, CA; Owner: DELBERT L. VAN VOORHIS)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KNWQ (1140 AM; 10 kW; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KKDD (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KIXW (960 AM; 5 kW; APPLE VALLEY, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Big Bear City:
- KBHR (93.3 FM; BIG BEAR CITY, CA; Owner: PARALLEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXSB (101.7 FM; BIG BEAR LAKE, CA; Owner: LAZER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLRD (90.1 FM; YUCAIPA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K201AR (88.1 FM; BANNING, CA; Owner: KSGN, INC.)
- K232CX (94.3 FM; DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KCXX (103.9 FM; LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA; Owner: ALL-PRO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KUOR-FM (89.1 FM; REDLANDS, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS)
- KGGI (99.1 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KLYY (97.5 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K201CD (88.1 FM; VICTORVILLE, CA; Owner: SAN BERNARDINO COMMNTY COLLEGE DIST.)
- KIXA (106.5 FM; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K295AI (106.9 FM; MUSCOY, CA; Owner: ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
- KATY-FM (101.3 FM; IDYLLWILD, CA; Owner: ALL PRO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWRP (96.1 FM; SAN JACINTO, CA; Owner: MAGIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOLA (99.9 FM; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: INLAND EMPIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KVCR (91.9 FM; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Owner: SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- KUCR (88.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF CA)
- KPLM-FM2 (106.1 FM; SAN JACINTO, CA; Owner: RM BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
- KRTM (88.9 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: PENFOLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KHMS (88.5 FM; VICTORVILLE, CA; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Big Bear City:
- K06MU (Channel 6; BIG BEAR LAKE, CA; Owner: BEAR VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KHIZ (Channel 64; BARSTOW, CA; Owner: SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC.)
- KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
- K15CA (Channel 15; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AREA 29)
- K19BT (Channel 19; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AREA 29)
- K50EW (Channel 50; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO AREA 29)
- K68CW (Channel 68; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AREA 29)
- K33DK (Channel 33; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K41CB (Channel 41; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AREA # 29)
- K43EE (Channel 43; LUCERNE VALLEY, CA; Owner: COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO AREA 29)
Big Bear City fatal accident list:
Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Bear City and their reported violations in the past:
LIGHTHOUSE TRAILER PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:LAUREL PINES CAMP (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In JUL-01-1993, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule
- One routine major monitoring violation
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Bear City that have no violations reported:
- BIG BEAR CITY CSD (Population served: 6,000, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 49
- Hazardous Condition: 55
- Service Call: 6
- Good Intent Call: 3
Incident types - Big Bear City
| Most common first names in Big Bear City, CA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | 40 | 68.4 years |
| John | 30 | 73.6 years |
| William | 29 | 71.8 years |
| James | 26 | 71.1 years |
| Mary | 24 | 79.6 years |
| Charles | 18 | 71.7 years |
| Ruth | 17 | 78.1 years |
| Richard | 17 | 69.9 years |
| Betty | 17 | 73.3 years |
| Dorothy | 17 | 75.4 years |
| Most common last names in Big Bear City, CA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Martin | 12 | 74.2 years |
| Smith | 11 | 65.3 years |
| Johnson | 9 | 73.8 years |
| Jones | 8 | 74.6 years |
| Morgan | 8 | 74.9 years |
| Brown | 7 | 76.6 years |
| Hall | 6 | 67.5 years |
| Miller | 6 | 70.8 years |
| Wagner | 6 | 74.7 years |
| Young | 5 | 78.1 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Wood (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
| Businesses in Big Bear City, CA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| Circle K | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Big Bear City compared to California state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
Big Bear City on our top lists:
- #31 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Community and social service occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Armenia (population 500+)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Real estate and rental and leasing (population 5,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of one, detached housing units in structures (2,000+ housing units)"
- #72 (92315) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most hotels or motels in 2005"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
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