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Moving to Bear Creek, Pennsylvania

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Population: 284. Estimated population in July 2024: 274 (-3.5% change)
Males: 140 (49.3%), Females: 144 (50.7%)

Luzerne County

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.3 years
Median household income: $60,000
Median house value: $232,600

Population by Race

Races in Bear Creek Village:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (20.1%), English (17.6%), German (17.6%), Italian (14.8%), Polish (11.6%), Scottish (5.3%).

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bear Creek Village

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 59.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 35.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bear Creek Village borough

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 73.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 3.5%

5.6% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 2.5% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+38.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bear Creek Village:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bear Creek Village:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 11 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 58 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bear Creek Village:

  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 10 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Abbreviation: WBW)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 21 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
  • BELTZVILLE (about 26 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 14N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Creek Village:

  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 18 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 43 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)

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