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Bear Creek, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Bear Creek is a Census town of 1,474 people across 13.63 square miles of land, in Marion County. Median household income is $50,188, 82.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bear Creek
What Bear Creek is
- Census place typetown
- Land area13.63 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land108 plus or minus 33
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bear Creek
- Population1,474 plus or minus 448
- Median age41.1
- Population under 18333 plus or minus 140
- Share under 1822.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over240 plus or minus 93
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households447 plus or minus 159
- Family households293 plus or minus 91
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent plus or minus 31.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bear Creek
- Median household income$50,188 plus or minus $25,929
- Per capita income$21,510 plus or minus $4,688
- Civilian labor force500 plus or minus 173
- Employed459 plus or minus 170
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over976 plus or minus 353
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bear Creek
- Housing units544 plus or minus 164
- Occupied units447 plus or minus 159
- Vacant units97 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate17.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied367 plus or minus 141
- Renter occupied80 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate82.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,900 plus or minus $43,906
- Median gross rent, monthly$760 plus or minus $271
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Single family units326 plus or minus 107
- Share single family59.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes187 plus or minus 103
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bear Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute448 plus or minus 174
- Commuting under 15 minutes145 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.4 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more122 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.2 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone90.4 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Bear Creek
- NFIP communityTown of Bear Creek
- NFIP community number010352
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/10
The Town of Bear Creek does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010352 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marion County, not Bear Creek
Marion County context, not Bear Creek figures
- Establishments in Marion County546
- Covered employment, Marion County10,222
- Average annual pay, Marion County$48,179
- Housing units permitted, Marion County1
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bear Creek.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bear Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bear Creek, Alabama?
1,474, in 447 households. Bear Creek town covers 13.63 square miles of land, which is 108 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bear Creek in?
Marion County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bear Creek?
$50,188. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,900. Median gross rent is $760 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bear Creek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Bear Creek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bear Creek, town of, community 010352, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bear Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bear Creek.
Is zoning published for Bear Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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