White Bear Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 23,588 people and ten associated neighborhoods, White Bear Lake is the 44th largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that White Bear Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in White Bear Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.84% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of White Bear Lake citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.64% of adults in White Bear Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in White Bear Lake in 2022 was $42,122, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,488 for a family of four. However, White Bear Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

White Bear Lake is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call White Bear Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Bear Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in White Bear Lake include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in White Bear Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.