Bay Shore vs St. James

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

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

Bay Shore has the higher population (607 vs 259 in St. James). St. James has the higher median household income ($82,708 vs $72,538 in Bay Shore). St. James has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $116,300 in Bay Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Bay Shore	St. James
Population	607	259
Median age	51.3 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,538	$82,708
Median home value	$116,300	$275,000
Median gross rent	$1,125	$925
Housing units	409	246
Homeownership rate	91.1%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bay Shore	St. James
Population	703 → 607 (-13.7%)	171 → 259 (+51.5%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $72,538 (+100.1%)	$45,625 → $82,708 (+81.3%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $116,300 (-9.2%)	$227,800 → $275,000 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,125 (+3.9%)	$817 → $925 (+13.2%)

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

St. James

Population

171259

Median household income

$45,625$82,708

Median home value

$227,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$817$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bay Shore	St. James
Under 5	1.8%	25.9%
5 to 17	8.4%	2.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	1.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	3.9%
35 to 44	7.4%	8.1%
45 to 54	25.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.6%
65 to 74	17.5%	17.0%
75 and over	7.9%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bay Shore	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.8%
Asian	4.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bay Shore	St. James
No high school diploma	7.4%	2.2%
High school graduate	18.5%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bay Shore	St. James
Drove alone	54.8%	81.4%
Carpooled	40.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bay Shore	St. James
1-unit, detached	44.5%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Bay Shore	St. James
Poverty rate	10.5%	10.1%
Average household size	1.94	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	17	10
Median year structure built	1992	1966