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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bay County is $24,538, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Bay County median household income is $45,715, which has grown by 18.29% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bay County residents spend 20.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #25

Bay County	24,538 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bay County	27,116 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bay County	33,542 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bay County	21,664 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #27

Bay County	45,715 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bay County	58,536 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Bay County	18.29%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bay County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.43%	$6,436, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.42%	$18,146, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.99%	$3,221, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.28%	$18,793, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bay County	57,273 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bay County	69,887 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bay County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$46,295, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$27,426, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,440, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$56,500, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,625, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$24,872, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,082, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bay County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$20,598, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,479, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,807, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$35,385, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bay County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	86,635, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	42,130, 48.63%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	26,701, 63.38%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	24, 0.06%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	26,677, 63.32%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	23,323, 87.43%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,354, 12.57%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,429, 36.62%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	44,505, 51.37%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	24,554, 55.17%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	24,554, 55.17%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	22,522, 91.72%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,032, 8.28%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19,951, 44.83%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bay County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	45,099, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	38,730, 85.88%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,541, 7.85%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	302, 0.67%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	871, 1.93%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	508, 1.13%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,147, 2.54%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bay County	20.5 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bay County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	45,845	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	23,323, 50.87%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,444, 27.63%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,482, 14.93%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,046, 17.35%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	125, 0.54%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,950, 8.36%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,464, 23.43%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	22,522, 49.13%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,415, 32.92%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,005, 26.66%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,674, 34.07%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62, 0.28%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42, 0.19%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,292, 5.74%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bay County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	45,845, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	525, 1.15%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	2,320, 5.06%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,755, 14.73%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,390, 3.03%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,558, 14.30%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,194, 4.79%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	779, 1.70%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,981, 4.32%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,429, 7.48%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,848, 25.84%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,990, 8.70%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,805, 3.94%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,271, 4.95%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bay County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,473	15.56%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,198	11.29%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.