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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bay is $17,658, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bay median household income is $35,920, which has grown by 20.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.22% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bay residents spend 18.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #281

Bay, AR	17,658 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bay, AR	25,403 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bay, AR	30,966 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bay, AR	17,383 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #217

Bay, AR	35,920 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bay, AR	44,078 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #286

Bay, AR	20.42%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bay, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.01%	$15,960, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.79%	$17,152, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.25%	$3,220, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.53%	$11,184, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bay, AR	39,583 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bay, AR	48,018 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bay, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$36,321, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$24,375, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,274, see rank	$34,173	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bay, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$23,333, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,857, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,563, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$23,269, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bay, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,566, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	763, 48.72%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	508, 66.58%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	508, 66.58%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	464, 91.34%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	44, 8.66%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	255, 33.42%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	803, 51.28%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	446, 55.54%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	446, 55.54%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	408, 91.48%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 8.52%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	357, 44.46%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bay, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	861, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	752, 87.34%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	68, 7.90%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	6, 0.70%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 2.09%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17, 1.97%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bay, AR	18.9 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bay, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	872	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	464, 53.21%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	73, 15.73%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	77, 16.59%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	70, 15.09%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 2.59%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	66, 14.22%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	134, 28.88%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	408, 46.79%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	90, 22.06%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	98, 24.02%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	169, 41.42%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.74%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	48, 11.76%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bay, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	872, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 2.75%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	57, 6.54%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	152, 17.43%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	32, 3.67%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	173, 19.84%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16, 1.83%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	4, 0.46%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	51, 5.85%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	46, 5.28%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	187, 21.44%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	41, 4.70%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	24, 2.75%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	65, 7.45%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bay, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	317	15.92%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	77	13.14%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.