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    Bay City, MI
    Demographic Data



    Bay City Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Bay City Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    32,086

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.7%
    5 - 17:
    14.5%
    18 - 24:
    8.5%
    25 - 34:
    15.1%
    35 - 54:
    24.0%
    55 - 64:
    14.5%
    Over 65 Years:
    17.7%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.0%
    4.0%
    88.9%
    88.9%
    18.8%
    18.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Bay City
    USA
    $29,853
    $29,853
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Bay City
    USA
    $49,420
    $49,420
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    19.1%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Accommodation
    Education
    Other
    Finance
    Administration
    Transportation
    Construction
    Public Service
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    21.3%
    21.3%
    15.4%
    15.4%
    11.3%
    11.3%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    7.7%
    7.7%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black or African American
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    80.1%
    80.1%
    11.5%
    11.5%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Polish
    Irish
    English
    French
    European
    Italian
    Scottish
    French Canadian
    Dutch
    Hungarian
    Swedish
    Pennsylvania German
    Scots-Irish
    Norwegian
    Russian
    Ukrainian
    Welsh
    Finnish
    Portuguese
    23.8%
    23.8%
    12.2%
    12.2%
    11.4%
    11.4%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Polish
    Spanish
    Italian
    Greek
    Korean
    German/Yiddish
    Native American languages
    Thai
    Arabic
    French
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Miao/Hmong
    95.9%
    95.9%
    12.6%
    12.6%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Bay City Residents

    2.3%

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