Bay Shore vs East Jordan

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

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

East Jordan has the higher population (1,776 vs 607 in Bay Shore). Bay Shore has the higher median household income ($72,538 vs $53,929 in East Jordan). East Jordan has the higher median home value ($125,100 vs $116,300 in Bay Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
Population	607	1,776
Median age	51.3 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,538	$53,929
Median home value	$116,300	$125,100
Median gross rent	$1,125	$647
Housing units	409	1,123
Homeownership rate	91.1%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
Population	703 → 607 (-13.7%)	2,261 → 1,776 (-21.5%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $72,538 (+100.1%)	$40,066 → $53,929 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $116,300 (-9.2%)	$81,200 → $125,100 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,125 (+3.9%)	$573 → $647 (+12.9%)

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

East Jordan

Population

2,2611,776

Median household income

$40,066$53,929

Median home value

$81,200$125,100

Median gross rent

$573$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
Under 5	1.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	8.4%	11.2%
18 to 24	3.3%	11.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	8.8%
45 to 54	25.0%	15.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	17.5%	14.6%
75 and over	7.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	1.3%
Asian	4.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
No high school diploma	7.4%	15.5%
High school graduate	18.5%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
Drove alone	54.8%	65.8%
Carpooled	40.1%	28.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
1-unit, detached	44.5%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	55.5%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Bay Shore	East Jordan
Poverty rate	10.5%	7.8%
Average household size	1.94	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1992	1974