Bear, DE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bear, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 39,194. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BEAR-DE · Bear, DE 1 ZIPs · 39,194 pop · #2940/25278 · New Castle County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-TOP $111,198
- RANK-TOP #2940/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Odessa
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-SMALL 39,194
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $372,500
Nearest income peer: Odessa, DE (+ $885 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bear
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bear on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Port Penn · lowest
Port Penn · lowest
$71,282 median HH income
- Wilmington · near
Wilmington · near
$91,226 median HH income
- Bear · this city
Bear · this city
$111,198 median HH income
- Odessa · near
Odessa · near
$112,083 median HH income
- Townsend · near
Townsend · near
$127,803 median HH income
- Middletown · near
Middletown · near
$132,956 median HH income
- Hockessin · highest
Hockessin · highest
$172,696 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bear, DE sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 12%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 39,194
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $111,198
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $111,198 and home value $372,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 36.1%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bear as a pure owner town.
Within Delaware, Magnolia is the closest lower-income city and Odessa the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bear.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 19701, is all of Bear
There is no split to weigh here: 19701 holds every one of Bear's 39,194 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Bear's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 726 establishments, 8,043 employees , annual payroll $349,296k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19701 (726 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (104) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Bear, DE
These ZIP codes sit in New Castle County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bear. See the New Castle County roll-up →
Bear sits in the upper half of New Castle County on income: Wilmington, Newark and New Castle report less, while Middletown, Hockessin and Townsend report more. Hockessin marks the far end of that range at $172,696, 55% above Bear.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19701 | 39,194 | $111,198 | 726 | 569 |
Bear roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bear, .