Bay Shore vs Charlevoix

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

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

Charlevoix has the higher population (2,420 vs 607 in Bay Shore). Bay Shore has the higher median household income ($72,538 vs $52,344 in Charlevoix). Charlevoix has the higher median home value ($294,400 vs $116,300 in Bay Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
Population	607	2,420
Median age	51.3 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,538	$52,344
Median home value	$116,300	$294,400
Median gross rent	$1,125	$880
Housing units	409	1,973
Homeownership rate	91.1%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
Population	703 → 607 (-13.7%)	2,338 → 2,420 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $72,538 (+100.1%)	$31,885 → $52,344 (+64.2%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $116,300 (-9.2%)	$167,800 → $294,400 (+75.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,125 (+3.9%)	$567 → $880 (+55.2%)

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

Charlevoix

Population

2,3382,420

Median household income

$31,885$52,344

Median home value

$167,800$294,400

Median gross rent

$567$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
Under 5	1.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	8.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	3.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	25.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	17.5%	11.5%
75 and over	7.9%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.3%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
No high school diploma	7.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	18.5%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
Drove alone	54.8%	72.7%
Carpooled	40.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
1-unit, detached	44.5%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	55.5%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Bay Shore	Charlevoix
Poverty rate	10.5%	25.7%
Average household size	1.94	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1992	1964