Bay Shore vs Boyne City

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

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

Boyne City has the higher population (3,829 vs 607 in Bay Shore). Bay Shore has the higher median household income ($72,538 vs $68,087 in Boyne City). Boyne City has the higher median home value ($233,900 vs $116,300 in Bay Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
Population	607	3,829
Median age	51.3 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,538	$68,087
Median home value	$116,300	$233,900
Median gross rent	$1,125	$893
Housing units	409	2,285
Homeownership rate	91.1%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
Population	703 → 607 (-13.7%)	3,729 → 3,829 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $72,538 (+100.1%)	$52,604 → $68,087 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $116,300 (-9.2%)	$147,500 → $233,900 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,125 (+3.9%)	$737 → $893 (+21.2%)

Bay Shore

Population

703607

Median household income

$36,250$72,538

Median home value

$128,100$116,300

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,125

Boyne City

Population

3,7293,829

Median household income

$52,604$68,087

Median home value

$147,500$233,900

Median gross rent

$737$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
Under 5	1.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	8.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	10.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.0%
45 to 54	25.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	17.5%	14.9%
75 and over	7.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.5%
Asian	4.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
No high school diploma	7.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	18.5%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
Drove alone	54.8%	73.6%
Carpooled	40.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.1%	13.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
1-unit, detached	44.5%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	55.5%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Bay Shore	Boyne City
Poverty rate	10.5%	7.5%
Average household size	1.94	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1992	1978