Demographics of Bear Lake County, Idaho

Bear Lake County, Idaho had 6,727 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +362 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bear Lake County, in four figures

6,727
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.7%
Change since July 2020: +362 people.; 40.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,260 ±$9,578
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bear Lake County, Idaho's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bear Lake County, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bear Lake County, Idaho's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bear Lake County, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,365	100.0	100.0
2021	6,567	103.2	100.2
2022	6,742	105.9	100.7
2023	6,755	106.1	101.6
2024	6,703	105.3	102.5
2025	6,727	105.7	103.1

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Population of Bear Lake County, Idaho on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,365	−2	−3	0	0
2021	6,567	+202	+17	+2	+192
2022	6,742	+175	+5	+17	+147
2023	6,755	+13	−4	+11	+6
2024	6,703	−52	−21	+8	−38
2025	6,727	+24	−19	0	+44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±0.9: for men 40.8 ±1.7 and for women 40.4 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bear Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	442 ±33	6.6% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,378 ±114	20.7% ±1.7	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	493 ±116	7.4% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,415 ±106	21.3% ±1.6	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,512 ±116	22.7% ±1.7	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,410 ±145	21.2% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,260 ±$9,578, and income per person $34,260 ±$2,032, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,800 ±$743 in Idaho and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bear Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	304 ±80	13.3% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	492 ±115	21.6% ±4.9	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	338 ±88	14.8% ±3.7	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	419 ±108	18.4% ±4.6	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	392 ±95	17.2% ±4.0	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	193 ±63	8.5% ±2.7	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	140 ±58	6.1% ±2.5	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bear Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	462 ±117	7.0% ±1.8	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	110 ±46	6.1% ±2.5	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	224 ±83	7.8% ±2.9	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	128 ±53	6.7% ±2.8	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bear Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bear Lake County	Idaho	United States
Housing units	4,020 ±33	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	56.7% ±3.7	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	43.3% ±3.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	89.5% ±2.2	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	10.5% ±3.2	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$275,000 ±$21,468	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$302 to $962	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bear Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	254 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,201 ±9	93.2% ±0.1	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 1.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.4%	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	119 ±52	1.8% ±0.8	4.2% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bear Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	3,816 ±250	57.4% ±3.8	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,709 ±247	40.7% ±3.7	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 31	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	110 ±47	1.7% ±0.7	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 115	0.3% to 1.7%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 85	0% to 1.3%	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bear Lake County among the counties of Idaho

36th of 44 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Counties of Idaho near Bear Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clearwater County	9,118	+4.1%
Boise County	8,545	+11.5%
Lemhi County	8,474	+6.5%
Power County	8,246	+4.6%
Caribou County	7,252	+3.4%
Bear Lake County	6,727	+5.7%
Lincoln County	5,603	+9.1%
Oneida County	5,085	+11.4%
Adams County	5,013	+13.3%
Custer County	4,636	+8.6%
Lewis County	3,704	+4.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026