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Delaware·New Castle County
5 tracts·17K people·$305K median·2,976/mi²
Black 38 · White 29 · Hispanic 21 · Asian 8 · Multiracial 3 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Other 31 · Living alone 30
Retail 32 · Professional 30 · Leisure 18 · Health 12 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Service 21 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 13 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bear is $304,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Bear has 22,370 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.9; the population is 37.7% Black, 29.2% White, 21.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian, 3.1% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 32.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School (28%) and Oberle (William) Elementary School (22%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,771/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Bear is $91,687 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Bear, median rent is $1,771/month and the median home value is $304,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Bear reported 1.8 violent crimes and 7.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via New Castle County P Dept, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bear are winter weather (97), inland flooding (94) and heat wave (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bear, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).