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Bay City, MI

32,320 Population
10.2 square miles 3,179.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 43.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,853 ±$1,475 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: $35,602 ±$936
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,420 ±$2,180 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: $61,763 ±$2,526
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.1% ±2.4% (6,105  ±751) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 13.3% 13,520 (±1.2% / ±1,257)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.3 minutes ±1.6 (278,565  ±23,740) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 23.1 1,005,385 (±0.9 / ±44,734)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,677 ±432 Number of households
  • the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 45,103 ±512
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (31,950  ±23) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 2.3 101,889 (±0 / ±15)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±2.1% (386  ±155) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 4.5% † 960 (±1.1% / ±235)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,078 ±433 Number of housing units
  • the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 48,659 ±51
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$97,600 ±$2,427 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: $152,200 ±$3,642
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.4% ±1.8% (3,636  ±586.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 9.9% † 10,159 (±1.1% / ±1,158.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.9% ±3.6% (20,478  ±936) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 91.9% 69,237 (±2.4% / ±1,787.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.8% ±1.8% (4,325  ±435.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 22.1% 16,659 (±1.2% / ±900.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.3% ±0.6% (748  ±197) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 1.3% 1,288
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±1.1% (1,727  ±286) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Bay City, MI Metro Area: 7.5% 6,218 (±0.7% / ±572)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,727 Total veterans ±286 1,574 Male ±277 153 Female ±74

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