Cities / Michigan / Bay City

Bay City, MI

32,664 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Bay Area-Thumb Area)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 13.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

GRR

96 mi — Gerald R. Ford International Airport

Population & People

Population

32,664

Median age

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Median household income

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Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

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Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

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Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

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HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,113

HUD Fair Market Rent (Michigan statewide average across 83 areas — not specific to Bay City), 2026. Efficiency $807, 1BR $891, 2BR $1113, 3BR $1419, 4BR $1588. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Michigan commercial electricity

14.48¢/kWh

Michigan industrial electricity

8.59¢/kWh

Michigan residential electricity

20.01¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

730067.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568865.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for Michigan

584.9

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Michigan-specific series.

Nearby Airports

GRR

Gerald R. Ford International Airport

96 mi away

DTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

99 mi away

CLE

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

183 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Michigan energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Michigan economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).