Bear Dance

Population: 262
Median household income: $71,458
Median home value: $570,000

Bear Dance, a community in Lake County, Montana, has 262 residents. At $71,458, its median household income sits above Lake County's $61,965.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bear Dance's population declined 7.1% from 282 to 262, while its median home value fell 71.5% from $2,000,001 to $570,000.

53.7% of workers drive to work alone. 84.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 262
Median age: 58.4 yrs
Median household income: $71,458
Median home value: $570,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 252
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

282262

Median household income

$54,338$71,458

Median home value

$2,000,001$570,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	282	—	$2,000,001
2020	227	$54,338	—
2021	255	$61,806	$704,500
2022	241	$52,250	$647,100
2023	262	$71,458	$570,000

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 172.3%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 5427.9%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7435.9%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	6	2.3%
18 to 24	13	5.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	18	6.9%
45 to 54	73	27.9%
55 to 64	48	18.3%
65 to 74	94	35.9%
75 and over	10	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	201	76.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	8.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	43	17.7%
Some college or associate's	101	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	37	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	62	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone53.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home41.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51	53.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	41.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	44.6%
15 to 29 min	18	32.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	13	23.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 6.9% (18 of 262)

	Count	Share
Family households	69	56.6%
Nonfamily households	53	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	122	48.4%
Vacant	130	51.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102	83.6%
Renter-occupied	20	16.4%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	213	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28	11.1%
5 to 19 units	6	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3004410
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.9019, -114.0273