Arkansas · Census place 04180
Bay, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Bay, Arkansas (Bay, AR — Census place “Bay city”) is 2,369 residents, ranking #133 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $58,000, the median home is worth $109,000 and median gross rent runs $1,013 a month. Looking for the Bay Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bay, AR: 72411.
- Population
- 2,369Bay city residents
- Median household income
- $58,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $109,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,013Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.3%Owner-occupied households
Bay ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bay.
The Bay AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Bay city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bay city median would spend about 21% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 47.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Bay city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Bay city is a small town in Arkansas, with 2,369 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #133 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 31.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Bay city earn a median of $58,000 a year, 26.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Bay city is valued at $109,000, 64.1% below the national figure and 15% below the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,013 a month, 28% below the national figure, or roughly $12,156 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 47.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Prairie Creek CDP 2,367
- Holiday Island city 2,405
- Lake Village city 2,280
- Lake City city 2,452
- Eureka Springs city 2,269
- Horseshoe Bend city 2,458
- Fairfield Bay city 2,247
- Lavaca city 2,466
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Bay city?
- Bay city has 2,369 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #133 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in Bay city?
- Median household income in Bay city is $58,000 a year, 26.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bay city?
- Median gross rent is $1,013 a month and the median home value is $109,000, so rent absorbs about 21% of median household income.
- Is Bay city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bay city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Bay city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.