Bay

Population: 2,369
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $109,000

Located in Craighead County, Arkansas, Bay is a community with a population of 2,369. At $58,000, its median household income sits in line with Craighead County's $57,615.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bay's population grew 24.6% from 1,901 to 2,369, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $82,800 to $109,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.9% of the population. 81.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,369
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $109,000
Median gross rent: $1,013
Housing units: 949
Homeownership rate: 47.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9012,369

Median household income

$42,438$58,000

Median home value

$82,800$109,000

Median gross rent

$717$1,013

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,901	$42,438	$82,800	$717
2020	2,341	$53,223	$84,600	$791
2021	2,348	$55,651	$88,500	$876
2022	2,392	$58,036	$99,200	$942
2023	2,369	$58,000	$109,000	$1,013

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.7%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	324	13.7%
5 to 17	482	20.3%
18 to 24	98	4.1%
25 to 34	349	14.7%
35 to 44	240	10.1%
45 to 54	230	9.7%
55 to 64	322	13.6%
65 to 74	186	7.9%
75 and over	138	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,201	92.9%
Black or African American	42	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	83	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate45.5%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	223	15.2%
High school graduate	667	45.5%
Some college or associate's	374	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	118	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	83	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	770	81.3%
Carpooled	98	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	6.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	452	51.1%
15 to 29 min	253	28.6%
30 to 44 min	139	15.7%
45 to 59 min	9	1.0%
60+ min	32	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 17.2% (395 of 2,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	682	77.3%
Nonfamily households	200	22.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	882	92.9%
Vacant	67	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	417	47.3%
Renter-occupied	465	52.7%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	748	78.8%
1-unit, attached	25	2.6%
2 to 4 units	117	12.3%
5 to 19 units	3	0.3%
20 or more units	7	0.7%
Mobile home & other	49	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0504180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.7461, -90.5521

Bay