Big Bear City, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 5,265 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 554 (all nonfarm))

Big Bear City, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,013 (2,341 occupied: 1,730 owner occupied, 611 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1444 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $868 (lower quartile is $701, upper quartile is $1,109)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $902

Median gross rent in Big Bear City, CA in 2007: $1,008

Housing units in Big Bear City with a mortgage: 1,277 (104 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 340

Big Bear City,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $360,973 (it was $116,500 in 2000)

Big Bear City:	$360,973
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $257,703 - $479,072

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $401,000
Here: $401,000
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,064,831
Here: $1,064,831
State: $541,123

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $309,822
Here: $309,822
State: $512,546

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,819

In family households: 4,980 (1,213 male householders, 420 female householders)
1,237 spouses, 1,593 children (1,516 natural, 7 adopted, 70 stepchildren), 168 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 106 other relatives, 158 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 839 (327 male householders (196 living alone)), 341 female householders (324 living alone)), 171 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 776 2-persons, 399 3-persons, 282 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 520 1-person, 136 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 7 5-persons.

990 married couples with children.
383 single-parent households (106 men, 277 women).

87.4% of residents of Big Bear City speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 414 (7.1%)
(26.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Bear City, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 56 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 369 5 rooms: 536 6 rooms: 334 7 rooms: 175 8 rooms: 111 9 or more rooms: 77

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Bear City, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 79 4 rooms: 219 5 rooms: 149 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 66
1990 to 1994: 302
1980 to 1989: 1,054
1970 to 1979: 1,962
1960 to 1969: 824
1950 to 1959: 403
1940 to 1949: 231
1939 or earlier: 162

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Bear City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 126 2 bedrooms: 648 3 bedrooms: 744 4 bedrooms: 185 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Bear City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 91 2 bedrooms: 332 3 bedrooms: 188 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Bear City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 537 2 vehicles: 886 3 vehicles: 146 4 vehicles: 92 5 or more vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Bear City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 52 1 vehicle: 295 2 vehicles: 234 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 17

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Big Bear City, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 1
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 43
$175,000 to $199,999: 91
$200,000 to $249,999: 173
$250,000 to $299,999: 305
$300,000 to $399,999: 362
$400,000 to $499,999: 261
$500,000 to $749,999: 353
$750,000 to $999,999: 84
$1,000,000 or more: 43

Big Bear City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Big Bear City:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 19
$650 to $699: 83
$700 to $749: 64
$750 to $799: 39
$800 to $899: 108
$900 to $999: 85
$1,000 to $1,249: 97
$1,250 to $1,499: 61
$1,500 to $1,999: 15
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 74 1990 to 1994: 49 1985 to 1989: 140 1980 to 1984: 50 1975 to 1979: 12 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 30 1965 to 1969: 59

Big Bear City, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.0%
Number of people working at home: 137 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 209
5 to 9 minutes: 603
10 to 14 minutes: 835
15 to 19 minutes: 418
20 to 24 minutes: 215
25 to 29 minutes: 49
30 to 34 minutes: 8
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 12
45 to 59 minutes: 23
60 to 89 minutes: 108
90 or more minutes: 176

Big Bear City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,176 (77%)
Carpooled: 296 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 87 (3%)
Bicycle: 15 (1%)
Walked: 69 (2%)
Other means: 30 (1%)
Worked at home: 137 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 133
$10,000 to $14,999: 118
$15,000 to $19,999: 191
$20,000 to $24,999: 253
$25,000 to $29,999: 227
$30,000 to $34,999: 213
$35,000 to $39,999: 133
$40,000 to $44,999: 105
$45,000 to $49,999: 90
$50,000 to $59,999: 182
$60,000 to $74,999: 188
$75,000 to $99,999: 264
$100,000 to $124,999: 117
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $199,999: 18
$200,000 or more: 27

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1450

German: 919

English: 693

Irish: 646

Italian: 260

French (except Basque): 238

Scottish: 197

Swedish: 183

Scotch-Irish: 134

United States or American: 117

Dutch: 80

Norwegian: 69

French Canadian: 66

Polish: 45

European: 34

Czech: 33

Swiss: 32

Welsh: 25

Finnish: 23

Greek: 22

British: 18

Scandinavian: 11

Canadian: 10

Austrian: 8

Hungarian: 7

Belgian: 6

Russian: 6

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

Mexico (54%)
Guatemala (16%)
Canada (8%)
Germany (7%)
El Salvador (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Philippines (3%)

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

This state: 3754
Northeast: 354
Midwest: 567
South: 319
West: 379

50% of Big Bear City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 51
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 157
High school graduate (or equivalency): 458
Less than 1 year of college: 145
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 457
Associate degree: 170
Bachelor's degree: 192
Master's degree: 67
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 24
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 48
12th grade, no diploma: 108
High school graduate (or equivalency): 620
Less than 1 year of college: 139
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 588
Associate degree: 183
Bachelor's degree: 199
Master's degree: 64
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 19.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 33.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,583
Black householders: $61,426
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,675
Asian householders: $100,759
Some other race householders: $35,831
Two or more races householders: $64,887
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,860

Big Bear City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Big Bear City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Big Bear City household income for Some other race householders

Big Bear City household income for Two or more races householders

Big Bear City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Big Bear City marital status for males

Big Bear City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $377,394
Black or African American householders: $348,578
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $319,453
Asian householders: $348,578
Some other race householders: $269,567
Two or more races householders: $328,438
Hispanic or Latino householders: $271,116

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,825
One, attached: 84
Two: 25
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 11
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 10

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Big Bear City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (96%) Wood (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50

Here:	8.1%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	2.8%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55

Here:	15.9%
California:	15.4%

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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