Statewide Claims to Fame

Bay County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Female residents

Bay County is 15th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Bay County is 15th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Bay County is 17th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Bay County is 18th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Households

Bay County is 19th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Housing units

Bay County is 19th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Bay County is 20th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Current population (2012)

Bay County is 20th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Retail sales

Bay County is 20th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Main Cities Within Bay County, Michigan

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Current population (2012) 106,935 20th 9,883,360 313,914,040
Size in square miles 442.3 79th 56,538.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 243.7 15th 174.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Residents younger than 5 5.5% 35th 5.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.5% 41st 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.3% 42nd 14.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.2% 39th 88.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.3% 36th 25.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Race - White 95.2% 38th 80.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.7% 37th 14.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 52nd 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 31st 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 64th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.9% 33rd 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.9% 15th 4.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 90.9% 49th 76.2% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Female residents 50.9% 12th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.6% 53rd 6.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Housing units 48,125 19th 4,525,480 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.9% 20th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 44,005 18th 3,825,182 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.5% 48th 73.5% 66.1%
Home median value $104,600 58th $137,300 $186,200
People per household 2.4 46th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 95 23rd 11,692 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Income per capita $23,642 24th $25,482 $27,915
Income per household $45,962 26th $48,669 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.7% 64th 15.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Bay County Rank Michigan US
Non-farm private establishments 2,254 19th 217,344 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 30,165 22nd 3,379,035 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 7,382 23rd 816,972 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,301,043 20th $109,102,594 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,117 17th $10,855 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $134,694 21st $14,536,648 $613,795,732

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