Bear is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 17,438 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Bear is the sixth 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 sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bear who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.51%), sales jobs (9.56%), and management occupations (8.11%).

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.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Bear are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Bear is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Bear Information and Demographics

The citizens of Bear are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 18.28% of adults in Bear having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bear in 2000 was $20,715, which is upper middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,860 for a family of four.

Bear is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bear home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bear is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bear include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Bear is English. Some people also speak Spanish.