Big Bear City is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 12,738 people and six associated neighborhoods, Big Bear City is the 384th largest community in California.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Big Bear City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Big Bear City is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Big Bear City who work in management occupations (12.55%), sales jobs (10.11%), and food service (9.80%). Of important note, Big Bear City is also a town of artists. Big Bear City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Big Bear City’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Another notable thing is that Big Bear City is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Big Bear City’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Big Bear City has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Big Bear City a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Big Bear City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Big Bear City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.42% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Big Bear City in 2022 was $38,030, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,120 for a family of four. However, Big Bear City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Big Bear City is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Big Bear City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Bear City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Big Bear City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.57% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Big Bear City include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Big Bear City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
