Bear is a medium-sized town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 23,060 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Bear is the fifth largest community in Delaware.Unlike some towns, Bear isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bear are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bear is a town of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bear who work in management occupations (9.89%), office and administrative support (9.58%), and maintenance occupations (7.19%). Also of interest is that Bear has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.48% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Bear citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.69% of adults in Bear have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Bear in 2022 was $40,782, which is upper middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,128 for a family of four. However, Bear contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bear is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bear home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bear residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Bear also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bear include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. In addition, Bear has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.51%). The most common language spoken in Bear is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
