Auburn vs Bay City

A side-by-side comparison of Auburn and Bay City: population, income, housing, and more.

Auburn and Bay City are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bay City has the higher population (32,445 vs 2,045 in Auburn). Auburn has the higher median household income ($68,935 vs $47,904 in Bay City). Auburn has the higher median home value ($157,500 vs $89,900 in Bay City).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Bay City
Population	2,045	32,445
Median age	43.4 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,935	$47,904
Median home value	$157,500	$89,900
Median gross rent	$1,036	$739
Housing units	976	16,173
Homeownership rate	73.0%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Bay City
Population	2,109 → 2,045 (-3.0%)	33,167 → 32,445 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$48,060 → $68,935 (+43.4%)	$37,893 → $47,904 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$117,600 → $157,500 (+33.9%)	$66,800 → $89,900 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $1,036 (+59.9%)	$634 → $739 (+16.6%)

Auburn

Population

2,1092,045

Median household income

$48,060$68,935

Median home value

$117,600$157,500

Median gross rent

$648$1,036

Bay City

Population

33,16732,445

Median household income

$37,893$47,904

Median home value

$66,800$89,900

Median gross rent

$634$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Bay City
Under 5	3.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.4%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.8%
75 and over	11.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Bay City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	80.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Bay City
No high school diploma	3.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	20.8%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Bay City
Drove alone	81.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	1.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.5%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Bay City
1-unit, detached	68.5%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.4%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Bay City
Poverty rate	6.8%	21.5%
Average household size	2.12	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1974	1938