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Bay City, MI vs Oil City, PA

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- Oil City is 0% more densely populated than Bay City.
- People are 18.5% more likely to be married in Oil City.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Oil City.
 Bay City, MIOil City, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,685329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.338.4
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 Population - 201034,879  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,504285,036,114
 Population - 199038,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-17.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-16.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,155.693.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bay City, MIOil City, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Bay City, MIOil City, PAUnited States
 White83.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bay City, MIOil City, PAUnited States
 Married Population38.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.8%50.2%
 Never Married38.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.342.60
 Households14,417  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,28580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.6%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 Oil City    6 Reviews

This city is disgusting Watch Netflix cold case files- first episode first season. An 11 year old girl raped by 3 town residents who everyone knew - two brothers went  More

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There are no jobs here, the school system is terrible, the town is only getting deader, and even if you came to retire, the winters are long and harsh, the hospitals are  More

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Over 9 years ago

Oil City is full of wonderful history. Unfortunately that hay day is long gone. Still, it is a nice little town. Like anyplace where people live you have some crime but  More

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