Bear Creek, AL Population

Overview

1,574

Total Population

40.3

Median age

34.05%

Female population %

193.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

55.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

116

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bear Creek's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bear Creek is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bear Creek's population under 18 was 24.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bear Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bear Creek, 22.55% were under the age of 15, 20.52% aged 15 to 29, 43.77% aged 30 to 64, 12.90% aged 65 to 84, and 0.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 502 less females than males in Bear Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 34.05% females and 65.95% males in Bear Creek, AL.
The Bear Creek, AL gender ratio is 193.7:100 i.e. 193.7 men to 100 women (1.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 176.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 64.

Bear Creek's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bear Creek population: 88.44% are White, 0.64% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.37% are some other race and 3.56% are multiracial.
Bear Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 116 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,458 (92.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bear Creek is White with a population of 1,392 (88.44% of the total population).

Bear Creek's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,074 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Bear Creek's population increased by 45 (4.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bear Creek's population decreased by 26 (2.44%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bear Creek's population was lowest in year 2009 at 964.