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Big Bear Lake, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Big Bear Lake is $30,115, which is about the same as the state average of $29,906 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Big Bear Lake median household income is $41,058, which has grown by 19.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Big Bear Lake residents spend 16.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #548

Big Bear Lake, CA	30,115 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Bear Lake, CA	29,198 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Bear Lake, CA	31,170 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Bear Lake, CA	28,333 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1036

Big Bear Lake, CA	41,058 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Big Bear Lake, CA	67,567 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #717

Big Bear Lake, CA	19.19%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Big Bear Lake, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.41%	$11,834, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.61%	$17,010, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.91%	$2,626, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.86%	$29,364, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Big Bear Lake, CA	47,368 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Big Bear Lake, CA	75,901 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Big Bear Lake, CA	California	U.S.
White	$41,987, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$22,708, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,750, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
One Race, Other	$28,875, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$9,219, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Big Bear Lake, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$36,641, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,538, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,494, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$30,000, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Big Bear Lake, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,157, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	1,852, 44.55%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,211, 65.39%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,211, 65.39%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	995, 82.16%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	216, 17.84%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	641, 34.61%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	2,305, 55.45%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,256, 54.49%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.39%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,247, 54.10%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,110, 89.01%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	137, 10.99%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,049, 45.51%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Big Bear Lake, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,939, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,452, 74.88%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	106, 5.47%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.41%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	139, 7.17%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	38, 1.96%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	196, 10.11%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Big Bear Lake, CA	16.6 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Big Bear Lake, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,105	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	995, 47.27%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	350, 35.18%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	211, 21.21%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	138, 13.87%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 1.01%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	119, 11.96%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	90, 9.05%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	1,110, 52.73%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	314, 28.29%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	258, 23.24%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	448, 40.36%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 1.62%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 6.49%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Big Bear Lake, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,105, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 0.81%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	169, 8.03%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	189, 8.98%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 0.52%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	271, 12.87%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	39, 1.85%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	23, 1.09%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	193, 9.17%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	216, 10.26%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	313, 14.87%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	554, 26.32%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	27, 1.28%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	83, 3.94%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Big Bear Lake, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	803	15.80%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	157	13.08%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.