Bay View, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bay View	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$60,422	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.5%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bay View is 35% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bay View is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bay View is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bay View is 70% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bay View median earnings by income bracket

Bay View employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.0%	25.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	28.6%	28.6%
Public administration	16.1%	16.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	16.1%	16.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Advance, MI	380	$143,421	76.3%
Walloon Lake, MI	318	$105,236	29.4%
Horton Bay, MI	468	$94,420	16.1%
Brutus, MI	104	$88,700	9.1%
Petoskey, MI	5,865	$85,592	5.2%
Bay View, MI	182	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

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Fountain Hill, AR	182	$79,121	2.7%
Elk Creek, CA	182	$0	100.0%
Berrydale, FL	182	$0	100.0%
Aurora, IA	182	$71,581	12.0%
Linn Grove, IA	182	$71,710	11.8%
Bay View, MI	182	$0	100.0%

Source: The Bay View, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.