2024 population: 102,651 ( 1,205 from 2020)
Land area: 442.4 square miles
Population density: 232.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	90,937	88.59%	2.2%
Black:	1,914	1.86%	6.7%
Indian:	559	0.54%	6.3%
Asian:	729	0.71%	20.5%
2+ races:	2,202	2.15%	11.5%
Hispanic:	6,310	6.15%	6.4%

Total non-White:	11,714	11.41%	8.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,952	9.5
Deaths:	6,107	14.7
Net Migration:	771	1.9
Net Immigration:	160	0.4

Change in White population:	-2,089	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	884	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
103,856
93,026	89.57%
1,793	1.73%
526	0.51%
605	0.58%
1,975	1.90%
5,931	5.71%
10,830	10.43%

2010
107,771
98,241	91.16%
1,574	1.46%
476	0.44%
579	0.54%
1,765	1.64%
5,093	4.73%
9,530	8.84%

2000
110,157
102,119	92.70%
1,343	1.22%
512	0.46%
529	0.48%
1,291	1.17%
4,308	3.91%
8,038	7.30%

1990
111,723
105,971	94.85%
1,158	1.04%
639	0.57%
406	0.36%
n/a
3,549	3.18%
5,752	5.15%

1980
119,881
115,016	95.94%
912	0.76%
532	0.44%
363	0.30%
n/a
2,990	2.49%
4,865	4.06%

1970
117,339
113,928	97.09%
722	0.62%
163	0.14%
91	0.08%
n/a
2,287	1.95%
3,411	2.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
9,713	9.0
11,131	10.3
-3,357	-3.1
186	0.2

-5,215	-4.8
1,300	1.2

Number	Rate
2000's
11,791	10.7
10,262	9.3
-3,799	-3.4
216	0.2

-3,878	-3.5
1,492	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
14,270	12.8
10,375	9.3
-6,261	-5.6
192	0.2

-3,852	-3.4
2,286	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
16,831	14.0
9,671	8.1
-14,867	-12.4
n/a

-9,045	-7.5
887	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,614	-7.3
n/a

1,088	0.9
1,454	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
20,572	20.0%
82,079	80.0%
21,607	21.0%

44,999
2.28

27,661	61.5%
19,889	71.9%
3,231	11.7%
17,338	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.7
23,952	22.2%
83,819	77.8%
17,507	16.2%

44,603
2.38

29,116	65.3%
21,659	74.4%
2,999	10.3%
15,487	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
26,823	24.3%
83,334	75.7%
16,168	14.7%

44,026
2.46

30,229	68.7%
23,946	79.2%
2,852	9.4%
13,797	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
29,419	26.3%
82,304	73.7%
14,927	13.4%

42,103
2.63

30,605	72.7%
25,077	81.9%
2,859	9.3%
11,498	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
36,753	30.7%
83,128	69.3%
12,106	10.1%

41,325
2.88

31,654	76.6%
27,007	85.3%
2,345	7.4%
9,671	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,544	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,569	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,564	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,919	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,041	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,676	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,158	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,167	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,983	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,580	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,498	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,352	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,912	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,433	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,581	5.7%
$200,000 or more	2,022	4.5%

Median Household Income	57,887
Per Capita Income	33,331

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,040	6.8%
Public Assistance	1,187	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,120	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	43,701	72.0%
Unemployed	2,135	3.5%
In Armed Forces	25	0.0%

Total Labor Force	45,861	75.6%
Not in Labor Force	14,798	24.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,017	14,825	56.2%
Non-Profit	1,453	3,679	28.3%
Self-Employed	2,337	2,047	53.3%

Local Government	1,234	1,618	43.3%
State Government	538	864	38.4%
Federal Government	296	365	44.8%

Total Private + Self	21,354	16,872	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,521	6,526	35.0%
Total	24,875	23,398	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,511	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,092	23.0%
Professional, Technical	9,593	19.9%
Service Occupations	8,903	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	233	0.5%
All others	13,195	27.3%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,210	19.1%
Manufacturing	8,325	17.2%
Retail trade	6,227	12.9%
Accommodation and food services	3,655	7.6%
Educational services	3,203	6.6%
Construction	2,784	5.8%
Other services	2,534	5.2%
Finance and insurance	1,772	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,705	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,631	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,582	3.3%
Public administration	1,448	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,097	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	711	1.5%
Utilities	658	1.4%
Information	623	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	578	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	493	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	58	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,330	5.14%
Puerto Rican	106	0.10%
Cuban	46	0.04%
Dominican	52	0.05%

Total Central American	62	0.06%
Costa Rican	6	0.01%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	11	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	45	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	137	0.13%
Argentinean	10	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	122	0.12%
Ecuadorian	5	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	230	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	158	0.15%
Chinese	136	0.13%
Korean	102	0.10%
Laotian	29	0.03%
Indian	10	0.01%
Taiwanese	7	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	96,752	98.0%
Spanish	1,130	1.1%
German, other Germanic	257	0.3%
Other Indo-European	127	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	122	0.1%
Chinese	101	0.1%
Tagalog	94	0.1%
Korean	65	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	63	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	27,716	26.7%
Polish	16,348	15.8%
Irish	10,535	10.2%
French	9,682	9.3%
English	7,969	7.7%
American	3,557	3.4%
French Canadian	2,978	2.9%
Dutch	2,237	2.2%
Scottish	2,111	2.0%
Italian	1,854	1.8%
European	1,736	1.7%
Hungarian	1,028	1.0%
Swedish	657	0.6%
Russian	650	0.6%
Norwegian	646	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	103,477	99.7%
Not a citizen	275	0.3%

Native	102,749	99.0%
Foreign-born	1,003	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,665	2.2%	5,120	6.8%	25,312	33.7%	27,960	37.2%	10,450	13.9%	4,645	6.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,665	2.2%
9-12 Years	5,120	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,312	33.7%
Some College	27,960	37.2%
Bach. Degree	10,450	13.9%
Grad Degree	4,645	6.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	107,584	99,008	8,576	8.0%
1991	106,520	97,254	9,266	8.7%
1992	108,248	98,162	10,086	9.3%
1993	108,326	100,010	8,316	7.7%
1994	110,734	102,178	8,556	7.7%
1995	108,922	102,074	6,848	6.3%
1996	108,682	103,150	5,532	5.1%
1997	110,478	105,312	5,166	4.7%
1998	110,482	105,392	5,090	4.6%
1999	110,816	105,914	4,902	4.4%

2000	113,752	108,976	4,776	4.2%
2001	113,296	107,094	6,202	5.5%
2002	110,084	102,800	7,284	6.6%
2003	111,082	102,796	8,286	7.5%
2004	111,876	103,712	8,164	7.3%
2005	111,270	103,400	7,870	7.1%
2006	111,388	103,394	7,994	7.2%
2007	109,948	102,376	7,572	6.9%
2008	109,132	100,802	8,330	7.6%
2009	109,072	96,378	12,694	11.6%

2010	108,304	96,156	12,148	11.2%
2011	106,400	96,348	10,052	9.4%
2012	106,114	96,956	9,158	8.6%
2013	106,434	97,244	9,190	8.6%
2014	106,464	98,786	7,678	7.2%
2015	104,928	98,794	6,134	5.8%
2016	104,078	98,336	5,742	5.5%
2017	101,888	96,292	5,596	5.5%
2018	100,880	96,028	4,852	4.8%
2019	100,372	95,810	4,562	4.5%

2020	99,146	90,018	9,128	9.2%
2021	96,132	90,336	5,796	6.0%
2022	97,888	92,808	5,080	5.2%
2023	99,714	94,800	4,914	4.9%
2024	101,110	95,496	5,614	5.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	48,598
Median Value	$125,000

Occupied	44,999	92.6%
Vacant	3,599	7.4%

Owned	34,029	75.6%
Rented	10,970	24.4%
Median Rent	$786

Single-Family Units	39,033	80.3%
Detached	37,065	76.3%
Attached	1,968	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,468	9.2%
Mobile Homes	2,396	4.9%

Bay City, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bay City, MI Metro Area