County profile
Bay County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#741 of 3,127 US counties by GDP35th-percentile growthmore diversified than 62% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
29,377
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,044
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
102,123
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$61.8k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
22.1%±1.3%
Poverty rate
13.2%±1.2%
Business applications
924 · 2025
Retail establishments
356
34.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1All World Resources CorporationTechnology———2RWC, Inc.Industrials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care31%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing18%
Food & accommodation16%
Other services6%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
102,123
residents · 2025 · -1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $55.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+927
International migration+146
Natural change−2,693
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.7B2019
$3.8B2020
$4.3B2021
$4.5B2022
$4.6B2023
$4.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$152.2k±$3.6k
Median gross rent
$860/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±1.0%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$18.6M
67 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 95Strong wind 94Cold wave 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2392016
2482017
2602018
2712019
2822020
3182021
3642022
3942023
4292024
4512025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -9% since 2021742021
672022
382023
352024
672025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
LSRC
Nearest port
13.4 km
CONSUMERS POWER CO., ESSEXVILLE WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
20.7 km
MBS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.5k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bay?
Bay's economy produced $4.7B in 2024, growing 2.8% year over year — slower than 65% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.