Bear Creek

Population: 1,360
Median household income: $93,478
Median home value: $438,800

Located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Bear Creek is a community with a population of 1,360. At $93,478, its median household income sits above Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Bear Creek's population grew 15.4% from 1,178 to 1,360, while its median home value rose 119.2% from $200,200 to $438,800.

42.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,360
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $93,478
Median home value: $438,800
Median gross rent: $1,231
Housing units: 778
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1781,360

Median household income

$62,543$93,478

Median home value

$200,200$438,800

Median gross rent

$937$1,231

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,178	—	$200,200	—
2020	1,287	$62,543	$230,100	—
2021	1,524	$63,320	$225,500	—
2022	1,283	$70,156	$300,000	$937
2023	1,360	$93,478	$438,800	$1,231

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 6421.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	4.0%
5 to 17	305	22.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	210	15.4%
35 to 44	116	8.5%
45 to 54	252	18.5%
55 to 64	288	21.2%
65 to 74	134	9.9%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,156	85.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	2.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	148	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate11.9%

Some college or associate's43.3%

Bachelor's degree36.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	2.0%
High school graduate	119	11.9%
Some college or associate's	433	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	366	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	62	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	545	79.3%
Carpooled	60	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	395	61.2%
15 to 29 min	250	38.8%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 3.3% (45 of 1,356)

	Count	Share
Family households	340	59.6%
Nonfamily households	230	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	570	73.3%
Vacant	208	26.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	355	62.3%
Renter-occupied	215	37.7%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	602	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	52	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	124	15.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0205585
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 38 sq mi
Water area: 1.26 sq mi
Center point: 60.2081, -149.3698