California · Census place 06434
Big Bear Lake city, CA
Quick answer
Big Bear Lake city has 5,038 residents, ranking #658 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $74,728, the median home is worth $517,900 and median gross rent runs $1,278 a month.
- Population
- 5,038Big Bear Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $74,728Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $517,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,278Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Bear Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Bear Lake city median would spend about 20.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 67.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Lake San Marcos CDP 4,996
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