Bear CreekTX
A town of 476.
Is Bear Creek a good place to live?
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bear Creek, where Texas’ towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 8 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Bear Creek. Bear Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
476 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bear Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
15 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
14 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
14 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
12 mi LakeLake Austin
15 mi LakeLake TravisPhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Austin: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Travis: Trey Perry, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Bear Creek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bear Creek, 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 Creek.
About half of Bear Creek’s working residents commute to Austin
Most working residents leave Bear Creek for work: only 0% work in town. At $121,000, Bear Creek’s median household income is against $69,000 in Texas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Bear Creek grew to 30 in 2023, 24 more than in 2013.
| Bear Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Bear Creek
Bear Creek has mild winters and hot summers. Bear Creek’s July high is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults get no exercise outside work in Bear Creek than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
15% of Bear Creek adults get no exercise outside work. Bear Creek beats the Texas average on 19 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 8% of Bear Creek adults smoke cigarettes.
| Bear Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bear Creek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.6% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bear Creek faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bear Creek since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bear Creek
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Bear Creek
About 4 of every 100 Bear Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Bear Creek for work
Where Bear Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bear Creek
Village in Texas, United States
Bear Creek is a village in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 397 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 991 ft
Questions about Bear Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bear Creek, TX a good place to live?
Bear Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.