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Total population: 288 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 288 (all nonfarm))

Bear Lake, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 158 (129 occupied: 101 owner occupied, 28 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  22%
State:  26%

Housing density: 502 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $134,913.


Median contract rent in 2007: $489 (lower quartile is $440, upper quartile is $522)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $499


Median gross rent in Bear Lake, MI in 2007: $594


Housing units in Bear Lake with a mortgage: 58 (2 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32





Bear Lake,MI index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,996 (it was $64,400 in 2000)
Bear Lake:  $92,996
Michigan:  $153,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,915 - $155,154

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $111,554
Here:  $111,554
State:  $200,820

Mobile homes: $33,611
Here:  $33,611
State:  $39,606

Household type by relationship

Households: 328
  • In family households: 277 (61 male householders, 26 female householders)
    68 spouses, 99 children (88 natural, 3 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 51 (23 male householders (20 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 3 2-persons.

54 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (7 men, 17 women).

91.3% of residents of Bear Lake speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3 (0.9%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.7
State:  4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bear Lake, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 5
  • 5 rooms: 22
  • 6 rooms: 24
  • 7 rooms: 29
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9 or more rooms: 8



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Lake, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 3
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1980 to 1989: 8
  • 1970 to 1979: 13
  • 1960 to 1969: 18
  • 1950 to 1959: 24
  • 1940 to 1949: 15
  • 1939 or earlier: 68


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bear Lake:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 23
  • 3 bedrooms: 63
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Lake:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 16
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 34
  • 2 vehicles: 43
  • 3 vehicles: 15
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Bear Lake in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 14
  • 2 vehicles: 4
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Bear Lake, MI house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bear Lake, MI:

  • Less than $10,000: 0
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 3
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 0
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 5
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 11
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 13
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 5
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 5
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 5
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 9
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 11
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 13
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 4
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 1
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 0
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 0
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 0
  • $1,000,000 or more: 0
 


Bear Lake rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bear Lake:

  • Less than $100: 0 people
  • $100 to $149: 1
  • $150 to $199: 1
  • $200 to $249: 0
  • $250 to $299: 0
  • $300 to $349: 1
  • $350 to $399: 1
  • $400 to $449: 2
  • $450 to $499: 5
  • $500 to $549: 5
  • $550 to $599: 0
  • $600 to $649: 2
  • $650 to $699: 1
  • $700 to $749: 0
  • $750 to $799: 0
  • $800 to $899: 0
  • $900 to $999: 0
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 0
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 0
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 0
  • $2,000 or more: 0
  • No cash rent: 8
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 3

Bear Lake, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.6%
Number of people working at home: 10 (7.5% of all workers)


Bear Lake travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 18
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 25
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 22
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 18
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 16
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 5
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
 


Bear Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 100 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 10 (7%)
  • Walked: 14 (10%)
  • Worked at home: 10 (7%)
 


Bear Lake, MI household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 14
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 13
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 8
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 16
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 11
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 12
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 18
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 10
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 3
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 8
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 11
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 4
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 0
  • $200,000 or more: 0
 


First ancestries reported:

 German: 61
 English: 52
 Other groups: 27
 Italian: 13
 United States or American: 13
 Irish: 12
 Finnish: 11
 French (except Basque): 11
 Swedish: 10
 Norwegian: 9
 European: 8
 French Canadian: 7
 Polish: 7
 Dutch: 6
 Scotch-Irish: 6
 Scandinavian: 5
 Danish: 4
 Scottish: 4
 Welsh: 4
 Canadian: 3
 Czechoslovakian: 2
 Maltese: 2
 Czech: 1


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Canada (100%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 251
  • Northeast: 12
  • Midwest: 26
  • South: 23
  • West: 11

63% of Bear Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 2
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 3
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 41
  • Less than 1 year of college: 14
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5
  • Associate degree: 4
  • Bachelor's degree: 13
  • Master's degree: 5
  • Professional school degree: 3
  • Doctorate degree: 0


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 6
  • 11th grade: 5
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 47
  • Less than 1 year of college: 9
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 21
  • Associate degree: 5
  • Bachelor's degree: 7
  • Master's degree: 4
  • Professional school degree: 2
  • Doctorate degree: 0


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $34,862
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,227
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,234

Bear Lake household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bear Lake marital status for males

Bear Lake marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,162
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $62,461
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $156,153

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 132
  • Two: 4
  • 3 or 4: 2
  • Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,426



Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bear Lake:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Other fuel (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:  8.7%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:  50.0%
Michigan:  16.5%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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