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New Castle County · Delaware census-designated place

Bear, DE

Home to Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware, alongside 22,370 residents inside the boundary.

Population
22,370
ACS 5-year estimate
Local jobs
4,146
LODES workplace jobs
Median income
$91,687
ACS 5-year estimate
School locations
5
FirstMap site count
City overview

The forces shaping Bear now.

A missing measure is unavailable coverage, not zero or an absence claim.

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Civic

Bear's representation splits across multiple districts.

3 House districts and 2 Senate districts cover the boundary, so no single legislator speaks for the whole place.

House districts: 3 · Senate districts: 2

Source: Delaware General Assembly / City of Wilmington, via Delaware FirstMap, checked 2026-09-12.
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Education

Bear is home to a named college or university.

Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware reports 148 students sits inside the boundary, a real institutional anchor beyond the resident population count.

Institution: Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware · Reported students: 148

Source: College Scorecard ↗.
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Daily life

Bear has a well-stocked restaurants directory.

41 listed restaurants locations appear inside the boundary—directory records, not a ranking or completeness claim.

Restaurants: 41

Source: Overture Maps Foundation, checked 2026-08-19.0.
People

Who lives here—and which households shape demand?

ACS five-year estimates describe the resident population and households. They are survey estimates, so their uncertainty remains visible rather than being converted into a ranking.

Population
22,370

ACS 5-year estimate

Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Households
8,746
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Median age
38
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Median household income
$91,687
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Bachelor's degree or higher
33%

Among residents age 25 and older. ±5% margin of error.

Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Population composition

Residents by Census category

Each share uses the total Bear population as its denominator. Hispanic or Latino may be of any race; the other broad categories are non-Hispanic. Detailed Asian-alone groups use a separate Census race table.

Black, non-Hispanic38%
White, non-Hispanic29%
Hispanic or Latino21%
Filipino3%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic3%
Asian Indian3%
Vietnamese1%
Chinese, except Taiwanese1%
Afghan0%
Taiwanese0%
Pakistani0%
Korean0%

Sources: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗; census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗. Positive detailed Asian estimates are shown in this same composition list; published zeroes are omitted and are not proof of absence. Small differences may be within ACS survey uncertainty.

Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗. ACS estimates cover a five-year survey period; margin of error is reported where provided.

Work

What work is located inside Bear?

LODES counts jobs by workplace location, not the industries of residents or a named-employer roster. The sector mix can show the shape of the local job base, not dependence on individual companies.

Jobs by sector

Latest LODES workplace-job estimates. Shares use the total local job count. Commuter-flow context (who works here vs. lives here) is intentionally omitted until the Delaware panel can identify scoped destinations without overstating cross-border precision — see real work-destination distances in the Mobility section below.

Hospitality773
Finance719
Retail654
Construction / real estate371
Administrative & support336
Logistics / industrial335

Source: lodes8 wac de 2023 · 2023 ↗.

Housing

What kinds of homes exist—and where is pressure visible?

Housing estimates describe existing conditions. Permit and development records signal reported activity, not starts, completions, or a complete construction census.

Owner-occupied
65%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Median owner value
$304,800
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Vacancy rate
4%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Two-bedroom rent benchmark
$1,860
Source: hud fmr 2027 · 2027 ↗
Owner-home values

A Census estimate, not a market price

These estimates cover owner-occupied homes only. They are not listings, sales, appraisals, or an all-homes measure; the final Census band is open-ended at $2M+.

Median estimate$304,800
Middle half of homes$77,100–$410,900Lower to upper quartile of owner estimates
Luxury-home concentration0%Estimated at $2M+
Under $500k96%
$500–749k4%
$750–999k0%
$1–1.49M0%
$1.5–1.99M0%
$2M+0%

Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗.

Existing housing mix

Detached homes32%
Attached homes28%
Small multifamily1%
5+ unit multifamily20%
Mobility

What is the scheduled supply—and how do workers usually commute?

GTFS measures scheduled service at stops within the boundary. It is not ridership, reliability, or a guarantee that a particular trip is practical. ACS commute modes are a separate survey estimate.

Scheduled stops
26
Source: gtfs dart first state|gtfs septa bus|gtfs septa rail · 2026 ↗
Weekday departures
1,196
Source: gtfs dart first state|gtfs septa bus|gtfs septa rail · 2026 ↗
Drove alone
71%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Worked from home
15%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Typical drive times

About how long does it take to get where people go?

Work destinations are selected from observed resident job flows. These are broad, reviewed planning ranges from representative parts of Bear—not live-traffic or door-to-door predictions.

Wilmington

Wilmington is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Bear, representing 26% of matched resident jobs from this place.

20–50 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Highway-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.25x circuity factor and an assumed 45 km/h peak-effective / 70 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

New Castle

New Castle is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Bear, representing 12% of matched resident jobs from this place.

25–50 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Local arterial-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.40x circuity factor and an assumed 28 km/h peak-effective / 42 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

Newark

Newark is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Bear, representing 10% of matched resident jobs from this place.

20–40 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Local arterial-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.40x circuity factor and an assumed 28 km/h peak-effective / 42 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

Bear

Bear is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Bear, representing 9% of matched resident jobs from this place.

5–20 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Local arterial-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.40x circuity factor and an assumed 28 km/h peak-effective / 42 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

Method, review date, and sources

Planning estimate; actual time varies by departure time, route, traffic, weather, incidents, and closures.

Estimates are derived from reviewed origin/destination coordinates using the same documented distance-to-time heuristic as the Washington pilot (circuity factor and assumed effective speed by corridor type and period), then deliberately widened and rounded to a broad band. No live routing or traffic API was called. Two methodology differences from the Washington pilot, both disclosed: each place uses a single Census TIGER internal point as its representative origin rather than three job-weighted directional sample origins, and work destinations are selected from Delaware's own place-to-place LODES flow file rather than block-level clustering—out-of-state commute flows (aggregated to the Pennsylvania/Maryland/New Jersey state level in that source) are excluded because a state has no single routable coordinate.

Estimates reviewed 2026-09-12. Starting point: Bear representative point.

Place boundary and regional context● nearby places
Daily life

Institutions and listed activity inside the boundary.

These are bounded inventories, not measures of access, enrollment, foot traffic, or the full local business economy. People routinely use services across place lines.

Local field guide

Places for everyday needs in Bear

Care, errands, food, fitness, and personal services gathered into one browsable directory.

Hospitals0 in cityFind nearby
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Clinics and urgent care2 listedView all
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Pharmacies14 listedView 8 places
Acme Pharmacy #0817146 FOXHUNT DR · BEAR, DE 19701-2535MapBear Rx Llc1102 QUINTILIO DR · BEAR, DE 19701-6004MapCvs Pharmacy# 030421545 PULASKI HIGHWAY · BEAR, DE 19701-1303MapDelaware Supermarkets Inc1101 GOVERNORS PL · BEAR, DE 19701MapGlasgow Pharmacy3625 WRANGLE HILL RD · BEAR, DE 19701-1906MapRite Aid Pharmacy 014111698 PULASKI HIGHWAY · BEAR, DE 19701-1452MapRite Aid Pharmacy 111751999 PULASKI HIGHWAY · BEAR, DE 19701-1708MapRite Aid Pharmacy 11176701 GOVERNORS PLACE · BEAR, DE 19701-3036MapExplore all pharmacies in MapsOpen
Coffee4 listedView all
Aspire RiseMapDunkin'MapKin 47MapStarbucksMapExplore all coffee in Maps
Fitness7 listedView all
1614 Home SalesMapBurn Boot CampMapCrossFit BearMapGlasgow Pines Rec CenterMapLa FitnessMapPurpose Driven FitnessMapShake IT Fitness StudioMapExplore all fitness in Maps
Groceries7 listedView all
Food LionMapGiant FoodMapHum GroceryMapLa patrona tienda Mexicana y carniceríaMapLidlMapNewark DE - BearMapShopRiteMapExplore all groceries in Maps
Convenience4 listedView all
7-ElevenMapDeli StopMapRoyal FarmsMapWawaMapExplore all convenience in Maps
Restaurants41 listedView 8 places
Abanal LlcMapAcademy Of Massage And Body Work Ltd-sba Small 7a TermMapBasantMapBear Donuts LlcMapBest Food In TownMapBon, Inc.MapChina Dragon IncMapChina One ( ONLY take online order from our own business website)MapExplore all restaurants in Maps
Salons and barbers7 listedView all
Celebrity StylesMapDynasty Styling StudiosMapHoliday HairMapIjah's Hair SolutionMapPinkMapPretty Woman Esthetics & SkincareMapThee Essenze Hair Salon and BarberShopMapExplore all salons and barbers in Maps

Counts reflect current directory records associated with the city, not a complete business census or a measure of access. Large categories show a sample.

Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), snapshot 2026-08-13; Overture Maps Foundation, release 2026-08-19.0; U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (NPPES NPI Registry), snapshot 2026-09-12.

The schools inside Bear.

Institution counts and enrollment remain separate. A school can serve students from outside the place, and residents may attend a school across the boundary or elsewhere in their district.

Public elementary2
  • Leasure (May B.) Elementary SchoolGrades KN05
  • Oberle (William) Elementary SchoolGrades KN05
Public middle1
  • Delaware Adolescent Program Inc. (DAPI)Grades 0612
Public high0

None in the current FirstMap place-boundary match.

Other public programs2
  • Christina - Food ServicesGrades UnGr
  • Christina Operations and Maintenance (EDEN)Grades UnGr
College and university locations
Academy of Massage and BodyworkPrivate for-profit · 81 reported students*
Paul Mitchell the School-DelawarePrivate for-profit · 148 reported students*

*Scorecard student size is institution-level and may combine multiple reported locations; it is not necessarily enrollment at this point.

Public-school names and grade levels come from Delaware Department of Education / Delaware FirstMap ↗. College coverage: College Scorecard ↗.

Civic

Who represents Bear today?

State House and Senate districts are drawn independently of municipal boundaries, so a place can span more than one district per chamber.

State legislature

Senate District 11: Bryan Townsend (D)Official page ↗
Senate District 13: Marie Pinkney (D)Official page ↗
House District 5: Kendra Johnson (D)Official page ↗
House District 15: Kamela T. Smith (D)Official page ↗
House District 26: Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)Official page ↗

Reflects the current Delaware FirstMap district snapshot; a vacancy, resignation, or mid-term appointment can lag this by a few weeks.

Source: Delaware General Assembly / City of Wilmington, via Delaware FirstMap, checked 2026-09-12.

Bear has no town government

As a Census-designated place, Bear was never incorporated—there is no charter, mayor, council, or town website to point residents to. New Castle County provides the local government services an incorporated town would otherwise run.

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