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Manistee, MI vs Bay City, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Bay City, is 20% less than it is in Manistee and is 64% below the National Average.
- Manistee unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Bay City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 Manistee, MIBay City, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,906  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,959$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,983  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Manistee, MIBay City, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Manistee, MIBay City, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.2%13.1%
Reviews for Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  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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