COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bay View vs Anacortes
PLACE A
Bay View, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Anacortes, Washington
Bay View is 99% smaller than Anacortes. Bay View earns more, with a median household income $144,549 higher. Bay View has grown faster since 2000 (38% vs 12%).
BAY VIEWANACORTESDIFFERENCE
Total population16418,080−99% vs Anacortes
Population density4301,546−1,115
Population growth37.6%11.8%+25.8 pts
Median age74.450.5+23.9
Male49.4%49.4%+0.0 pts
Female50.6%50.6%−0.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%85.0%+5.8 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other9.1%7.0%+2.1 pts
Median household income$236,500$91,951+$144,549
Per capita income$129,879$57,662+$72,217
Poverty rate4.9%7.3%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2740.461−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher68.9%47.2%+21.7 pts
Graduate degree53.7%19.6%+34.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation28.0%53.3%−25.2 pts
Median home value$375,500$696,700−$321,200
Median gross rent$1,055$1,702−$647
Owner-occupied90.9%69.9%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate85.1%7.9%+77.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%46.8%+53.2 pts
Average commute13.523.7−10.3
Worked from home100.0%16.0%+84.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024