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County:

Bay County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

44,200

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

29.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

117,339

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

119,881

2.2%

-5.9%

8.1%

1990:

111,723

-6.8%

-12.8%

6.0%

2000:

110,157

-1.4%

-5.0%

3.6%

2005:

109,029

-1.0%

-1.7%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

102,119

92.7%

0-to-19:

29,868

27.1%

Black:

1,343

1.2%

20-to-39:

28,047

25.5%

Hispanic:

4,308

3.9%

40-to-59:

31,224

28.3%

American Indian:

512

0.5%

60-plus:

21,018

19.1%

Other:

1,875

1.7%

Median Age:

38.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

248.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.2%

Median Family Income:

$48,111

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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