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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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 .

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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, .