Bear Lake County vs. Rich County

	Bear Lake County (ID)	Rich County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,050	2,464
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	8.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,986	2,264
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,986	2,264
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.7%	29.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.6%	18.0%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	48.5%
White alone, percent	96.9%	97.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.2%	7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.4%	90.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	329	163
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,155	3,123
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.7%	76.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$147,600	$192,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$984	$1,081
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$325	$290
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$590	$695
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.5%	10.1%
Building permits, 2018	49	51
Households, 2014-2018	2,350	620
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	3.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.4%	90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.8%	93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.8%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.3%	24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.2%	11.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	47.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.2%	46.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,941	9,487
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,828	9,629
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,959	$4,247
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.6	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,265	$49,886
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,654	$21,465
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	8.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	134	100
Total employment, 2017	950	555
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	28,658	19,333
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	22.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	465	309
All firms, 2012	438	335
Men-owned firms, 2012	210	154
Women-owned firms, 2012	110	75
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	414	320
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	351	294
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	6.1	2.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	974.79	1,028.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bear Lake county (ID) and Rich county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.