Bear Creek

Population: 1,317
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $95,300

Bear Creek is a community in Marion County, Alabama, home to 1,317 residents. At $36,250, its median household income sits below Marion County's $50,714.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bear Creek's population grew 9.3% from 1,205 to 1,317, while its median home value rose 85.4% from $51,400 to $95,300.

14.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.89 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,317
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $36,250
Median home value: $95,300
Median gross rent: $640
Housing units: 520
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2051,317

Median household income

$33,462$36,250

Median home value

$51,400$95,300

Median gross rent

$568$640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,205	$33,462	$51,400	$568
2020	1,638	$33,421	$60,200	$735
2021	1,574	$33,833	$64,100	$700
2022	1,549	$38,657	$92,900	$688
2023	1,317	$36,250	$95,300	$640

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	5.1%
5 to 17	207	15.7%
18 to 24	155	11.8%
25 to 34	127	9.6%
35 to 44	235	17.8%
45 to 54	146	11.1%
55 to 64	161	12.2%
65 to 74	179	13.6%
75 and over	40	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,224	92.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.6%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	263	29.6%
High school graduate	329	37.0%
Some college or associate's	212	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	60	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	379	88.6%
Carpooled	16	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	5.1%
Other means	11	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	175	43.1%
15 to 29 min	137	33.7%
30 to 44 min	56	13.8%
45 to 59 min	21	5.2%
60+ min	17	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 14.6% (192 of 1,312)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	61.1%
Nonfamily households	177	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	455	87.5%
Vacant	65	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	369	81.1%
Renter-occupied	86	18.9%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	303	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	184	35.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0104852
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 34.2555, -87.7134