Median Household Income
$61,763
Median Home Value
$152,200
Median Gross Rent
$860/mo
Poverty Rate
13.2%
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Homeownership Rate
77.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
22.1%
Median Age
43.9
Population Over Time
Bay County shrank 3.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
107,074
2016
106,107
2018
104,786
2020
103,506
2022
103,752
2024
103,008
Business & Industry
Bay County has 2,044 business establishments employing 29,377 people.
Health care and social assistance
327
Other services (except public administration)
235
Accommodation and food services
215
Construction
169
Professional, scientific, and technical services
122
Finance and insurance
113
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
99
Wholesale trade
96
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.