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Bay City, MI vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City is 0% more densely populated than Bay City.
- People are 8.5% less likely to be married in Iowa City.
- The Median Age is 12.9 years younger in Iowa City.
 Bay City, MIIowa City, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,240329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.138.4
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 Population - 201034,879  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock62,220285,036,114
 Population - 199038,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-16.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,901.393.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bay City, MIIowa City, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock18.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Bay City, MIIowa City, IAUnited States
 White83.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.2%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bay City, MIIowa City, IAUnited States
 Married Population38.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.1%50.2%
 Never Married38.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households14,417  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,70480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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