COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bay County

Michigan · 111,723 residents · 442 sq mi

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Bay County is home to 111,723 people in Michigan. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $44,100. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $27,940 at the median, near the US median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

111,723

+1%vs 2000

vs 110,157 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

442 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024103K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(7,917)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(8,136)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(8,352)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(8,183)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(7,451)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(17,775)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(16,899)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(12,202)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(9,881)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(8,844)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(4,791)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(1,292)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,940

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,646 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,597

−36%vs 2000

vs $19,698 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,100

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$344

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $440 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(102,119)

Black1.2%(1,343)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(4,308)

Asian0.5%(522)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(107,757)

Black1.1%(1,184)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(3,549)

Asian0.3%(376)

Other2.2%(2,406)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.8%(4,994)

Puerto Rican0.2%(212)

Cuban0.1%(124)

Dominican0.1%(124)

South American0.1%(122)

Colombian0.1%(95)

Spaniard0.1%(71)

Argentine0%(23)

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Central American0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(104)

Thai0.1%(82)

Nepalese0.1%(70)

Asian Indian0.1%(53)

Filipino0%(38)

Vietnamese0%(27)

Cambodian0%(26)

Chinese0%(14)

Taiwanese0%(14)

Hmong0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(81)

Samoan0%(6)

Ancestry

German27.7%(28,488)

Polish15.6%(16,109)

Irish9.7%(10,039)

English8.9%(9,135)

French8.1%(8,345)

American3.7%(3,808)

French Canadian2.5%(2,617)

Italian2.1%(2,140)

Scottish2.1%(2,115)

Dutch1.8%(1,834)

Hungarian1.1%(1,106)

Swedish0.9%(924)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(648)

Norwegian0.6%(630)

Russian0.6%(608)

Belgian0.5%(509)

Finnish0.4%(433)

Welsh0.3%(348)

Czech0.3%(303)

Swiss0.3%(296)

Ukrainian0.3%(260)

British0.2%(241)

Canadian0.2%(236)

Greek0.2%(232)

Subsaharan African0.2%(194)

Portuguese0.1%(148)

West Indian0.1%(118)

Serbian0.1%(111)

Danish0.1%(105)

Lithuanian0.1%(98)

Arab0.1%(72)

Croatian0.1%(57)

Lebanese0%(50)

Brazilian0%(46)

Austrian0%(44)

Romanian0%(40)

Slovak0%(35)

Bulgarian0%(22)

Latvian0%(21)

Palestinian0%(17)

Iranian0%(17)

Slovene0%(12)

Nigerian0%(10)

Somali0%(4)

Haitian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.0%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.9%(14,913)

Married50.7%(21,657)

Widowed3.7%(1,563)

Divorced10.7%(4,559)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(11,999)

Married47.1%(20,822)

Widowed11.9%(5,283)

Divorced13.9%(6,145)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.7%(1,161)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(1,370)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.3%(2,444)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(302)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(43)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,218 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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