Bear Lake, Michigan

Demographics

People

Total Population	422
Male Share of the Population	56.4%
Female Share of the Population	43.6%
Senior Citizens	27.5%
Employed Population 16+	126
Age of the Population	58

Families

% of people married	60%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	22.4%
Median Earnings25+	$20,809
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$16,667

Wealth

Median Family Income	$49,000
% Above Poverty Level	85.5%
% Below Poverty Level	14.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	16.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.1%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$105,700

Ancestry

German	24.6%
English	15.9%
Irish	12.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	11.8%
Polish	9.5%
Dutch	4.5%
French Except Basque	2.6%
Scottish	2.4%
Swiss	2.1%
Swedish	1.7%
Italian	1.4%
Welsh	1.4%
Lithuanian	0.9%
Canadian	0.7%
Norwegian	0.7%
Slovak	0.5%
Greek	0.5%
Belgian	0.5%
Danishn	0.5%
Hungarian	0.5%
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Bear Lake Almanac

Category	Value
County	Manistee County
Standard Zip Codes	49614
Phone Area Codes	231
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Approximate Latitude	44.42
Approximate Longitude	-86.14

Bear Lake Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MANISTEE 3 SE
Distance	16 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 30 F
Apr Temp	34 to 55 F
Jul Temp	58 to 81 F
Oct Temp	42 to 60 F
Annual Precip	33.3 inches

Station	FRANKFORT 2 NE
Distance	16.1 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 28 F
Apr Temp	34 to 52 F
Jul Temp	59 to 78 F
Oct Temp	42 to 58 F
Annual Precip	35.2 inches

Station	MAPLE CITY
Distance	33.1 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 29 F
Apr Temp	32 to 54 F
Jul Temp	57 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 59 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Benzonia	535	$49,236
Copemish	197	$32,500
Eastlake	431	$50,500
Kaleva	518	$36,528
Onekama	502	$63,125
Thompsonville	550	$42,500

Bear Lake Public Schools

Bear Lake Elementary School
7748 Cody St
ZIP: 49614
(231) 864-3133
Primary
Total Enrollment 153

Bear Lake High School
7748 Cody St
ZIP: 49614
(231) 864-3133
High
Total Enrollment 154

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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