2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Bay City, MI vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Tuscaloosa, is 7% more than it is in Bay City and is 54% below the National Average.
- Bay City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Tuscaloosa unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Bay City, MITuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,141  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,880$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,482  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bay City, MITuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bay City, MITuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.8%13.1%
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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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