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Michigan · Census place 06020

Bay City city, MI

Quick answer

Bay City city has 32,445 residents, ranking #34 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $47,904, the median home is worth $89,900 and median gross rent runs $739 a month.

Population
32,445Bay City city residents
Median household income
$47,904Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$89,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$739Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
68.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Bay City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bay City city median would spend about 18.5% 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 21.5% of residents and 68.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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