Bay County, MI
Demographic and economic profile of Bay County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Bay County is a mid-sized Michigan county of 103,235 residents with a manufacturing and industrial economic base, reflected in median worker earnings of $38,869 and a GDP per capita of $35,732. The workforce skews older (median age 43.9) with relatively modest educational attainment—21.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and labor force participation sits at 59.1% against an unemployment rate of 4.6%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $135,100 and median gross rent of $809/month, though the county posted a -1.5% population decline over the past five years and carries a 14.0% poverty rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.5% since 2018
Bay County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone93,440 (90.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,914 (3.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,535 (2.5%)
- Black or African American Alone1,234 (1.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,070 (1.0%)
- Asian Alone525 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,155
- 2.German or other West Germanic267
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic192
- 4.Other Indo-European163
- 5.Korean101
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,142
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)8,110
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,655
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,238
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,511
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,304
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,726
- 3.Service Occupations8,871
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,136
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,423
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.