Bay County, Michigan

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 103,235
Median household income: $60,523
Median home value: $135,100

Bay County, Michigan counts 103,235 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,523, its median household income sits below Michigan's $71,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bay County's population held roughly steady from 104,104 to 103,235, while its median household income rose 24.0% from $48,819 to $60,523.

Owners occupy 76.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 103,235
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,523
Median home value: $135,100
Median gross rent: $809
Housing units: 48,620
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

104,104103,235

Median household income

$48,819$60,523

Median home value

$102,000$135,100

Median gross rent

$663$809

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	104,104	$48,819	$102,000	$663
2020	103,506	$48,290	$106,400	$679
2021	104,050	$52,510	$110,100	$708
2022	103,752	$57,887	$125,000	$786
2023	103,235	$60,523	$135,100	$809

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,873	4.7%
5 to 17	15,566	15.1%
18 to 24	7,648	7.4%
25 to 34	12,516	12.1%
35 to 44	12,406	12.0%
45 to 54	12,774	12.4%
55 to 64	15,445	15.0%
65 to 74	13,151	12.7%
75 and over	8,856	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	91,469	88.6%
Black or African American	1,300	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.1%
Asian	400	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	75	0.1%
Some other race	216	0.2%
Two or more races	3,691	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,023	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,140	8.2%
High school graduate	25,331	33.7%
Some college or associate's	27,593	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	10,924	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,160	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,205	83.0%
Carpooled	3,108	6.6%
Public transit	163	0.3%
Walked	669	1.4%
Bicycle	239	0.5%
Worked from home	3,501	7.4%
Other means	337	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,099	32.2%
15 to 29 min	17,093	39.1%
30 to 44 min	8,208	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,871	4.3%
60+ min	2,450	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 14.0% (14,358 of 102,335)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,176	60.5%
Nonfamily households	17,741	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,917	92.4%
Vacant	3,703	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,299	76.4%
Renter-occupied	10,618	23.6%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,157	76.4%
1-unit, attached	1,959	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2,569	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2,173	4.5%
20 or more units	2,482	5.1%
Mobile home & other	2,280	4.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 26017
State: Michigan
Land area: 442 sq mi
Water area: 188 sq mi
Center point: 43.6997, -83.9787