Overview
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Total Population
41.6
Median age
60.38%
Female population %
65.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
61.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
16
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Bear Lake's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Bear Lake is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Bear Lake's population under 18 was 22.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Bear Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Bear Lake, 16.15% were under the age of 15, 28.08% aged 15 to 29, 33.85% aged 30 to 64, 20.38% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.
![Bear Lake, MI population by age group The graph shows Bear Lake's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/bear-lake-mi-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 54 more females than males in Bear Lake:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.38% females and 39.62% males in Bear Lake, MI.
- The Bear Lake, MI gender ratio is 65.6:100 i.e. 65.6 men to 100 women (0.656).
- For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 17.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 21.
![Bear Lake, MI population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Bear Lake, MI population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/bear-lake-mi-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Bear Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Bear Lake population: 86.92% are White, 5.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are some other race and 6.92% are multiracial.
- Bear Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 244 (93.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Bear Lake is White with a population of 226 (86.92% of the total population).
![Bear Lake, MI population by race The bar chart shows Bear Lake, MI population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/bear-lake-mi-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Bear Lake's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 338 in the year 2021
- From 2000 to 2010, Bear Lake's population decreased by 27 (8.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Bear Lake's population increased by 44 (15.07%), 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 Lake's population was lowest in year 2016 at 286.
![Bear Lake, MI population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Bear Lake's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-bear-lake-mi-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)