Bear Valley vs Midpines

A side-by-side comparison of Bear Valley and Midpines: population, income, housing, and more.

Bear Valley and Midpines are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bear Valley has the higher population (239 vs 177 in Midpines). Since 2019, Bear Valley's population has grown faster (+21.3% vs -87.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bear Valley	Midpines
Population	239	177
Median age	46.8 yrs	73.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,074
Median home value	$468,900	—
Housing units	117	154
Homeownership rate	83.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	59.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bear Valley	Midpines
Population	197 → 239 (+21.3%)	1,427 → 177 (-87.6%)
Median household income	$64,400 → $106,250 (+65.0%)	$51,750 → $65,074 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$275,000 → $468,900 (+70.5%)	$301,600 → $385,700 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,091 → $853 (-21.8%)

Bear Valley

Population

197239

Median household income

$64,400$106,250

Median home value

$275,000$468,900

Midpines

Population

1,427177

Median household income

$51,750$65,074

Median home value

$301,600$385,700

Median gross rent

$1,091$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bear Valley	Midpines
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	24.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	4.5%
45 to 54	24.7%	2.8%
55 to 64	26.4%	4.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	30.5%
75 and over	22.2%	32.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bear Valley	Midpines
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bear Valley	Midpines
No high school diploma	23.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	12.6%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bear Valley	Midpines
Drove alone	59.6%	53.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	23.8%
Worked from home	40.4%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bear Valley	Midpines
1-unit, detached	93.2%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	29.9%

Poverty & households

	Bear Valley	Midpines
Poverty rate	16.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.19	1.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1999	1974