COMPARING TWO PLACES
Owendale vs Bay City
PLACE A
Owendale, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Bay City, Oregon
Owendale is 82% smaller than Bay City. Bay City earns more, with a median household income $28,214 higher. Owendale has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 8%).
OWENDALEBAY CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population2551,388−82% vs Bay City
Population density3431,084−740
Population growth14.1%8.0%+6.1 pts
Median age36.246.1−9.9
Male50.8%46.5%+4.3 pts
Female49.2%53.5%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.3%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.4%86.0%+10.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other3.6%4.6%−1.0 pts
Median household income$54,375$82,589−$28,214
Per capita income$31,189$36,421−$5,232
Poverty rate9.8%8.5%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.370Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%26.5%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree1.6%6.4%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.3%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation61.3%51.7%+9.6 pts
Median home value$67,800$393,600−$325,800
Median gross rent$967$1,221−$254
Owner-occupied83.5%80.1%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%11.5%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%6.6%+7.7 pts
Average commute20.518.3+2.1
Worked from home0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Uninsured2.1%4.1%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025