Bay City.
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Michigan·Bay County
11 tracts·32K people·$98K median·3,179/mi²
White 80 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 5 · Black 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Married couple 33 · Other 26
Health 30 · Manufacturing 17 · Leisure 17 · Professional 12 · Retail 11 · Public admin 10 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Service 23 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bay City is $97,600 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Bay City has 32,320 residents across 11 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.7; the population is 80.1% White, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Multiracial, 1.6% Black, 0.8% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 18.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.1% (Census ACS).
Kolb Elementary School (33%), Washington Elementary School (22%) and MacGregor Elementary School (13%) lead the elementary schools; Handy Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (23%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $766/month, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bay City is $49,420 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bay City, median rent is $766/month and the median home value is $97,600 (Census ACS).
Bay City reported 6.2 violent crimes and 19.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 32 inches; snowfall averages 45 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bay City are winter weather (75), strong wind (70) and cold wave (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bay City, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).