2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Macon, GA vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Bay City, is 64% more than it is in Macon and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Macon unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Bay City unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Bay City, GAUnited States, MI
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.2%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,141  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,482  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Macon, GABay City, MI
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.9%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Macon, GABay City, MI
 Management, business, finance9.6%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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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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