Bear LakeIN
144 residents make their home in this town in Indiana.
Is Bear Lake a good place to live?
Bear Lake’s midpoint age is 59.4 years, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Bear Lake. Bear Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
144 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bear Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bear Lake, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bear Lake.
Most of Bear Lake’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
Bear Lake: 22% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (25%), Churubusco (7%) and Elkhart (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Bear Lake: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Bear Lake sits below 70% of U.S. communities. 47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Bear Lake’s year
For Bear Lake, the July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.6% of the land in Bear Lake is protected from building
2 parks and preserves cover 9 acres in Bear Lake.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center | — | 8 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bear Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bear Lake; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Bear Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Bear Lake for work
Where Bear Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Bear Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bear Lake, IN a good place to live?
Bear Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.