City Score: Bear, DE

One number for Bear, DE: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Bear, DE. Part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area. In Delaware.

The score

Bear, DE scores 42 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 42 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Bear, DE

  • What Bear is up against: 51 out of 100 — Better than 40% of cities, up 1 points
  • Where grace is growing: 30 out of 100 — Better than 50% of cities
  • Marriage & family: 26 out of 100 — Better than 17% of cities
  • Christian liberty: 62 out of 100 — Better than 64% of cities, down 5 points

What takes Bear, DE to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Marriages down 15 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 8 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 3 percentile points (What Bear is up against)

Bear, DE over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Castle County Police Department · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Castle County Police Department · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · New Castle County, DE · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New Castle County, DE · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New Castle County, DE · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · New Castle County, DE · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bear, DE · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bear, DE · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bear, DE · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bear, DE · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bear, DE · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Bear, DE · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Castle County, DE · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Castle County, DE · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Castle County, DE · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Delaware · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Every indicator

What Bear is up against — 51 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 30 out of 100

  • Church adherents: 472.2 adherents per 1,000 residents, better than 49% of cities · 2020, New Castle County, DE · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Congregations: 8.5 congregations per 10,000 residents, better than 10% of cities · 2020, New Castle County, DE · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Charitable giving: 1.1 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, better than 75% of cities · 2023, New Castle County, DE · IRS Statistics of Income, county data
  • Given to local needs in Joy: 0 dollars per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Bear, DE · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Needs met in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Bear, DE · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Volunteers mobilized in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Bear, DE · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • New believers in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Bear, DE · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Searches for a church in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Bear, DE · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Foster and adoptive families in the churches: 0 per 100,000 residents, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, Bear, DE · Church workspace entries (church-attested) · verified in Joy

Marriage & family — 26 out of 100

Christian liberty — 62 out of 100

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