COUNTY PROFILE - BAY, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Bay County Growth Alliance
901 Saginaw Avenue
P.O. Box 369
Bay City, Michigan 48707
 
Contact:  John White
Phone:    517/893-5596
FAX:      517/892-8585
 
County Seat:  Bay City
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                   117339
1980 Census                   119881
1990 Census                   111723
Median Age (as of 1990)         33.9 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            54150
Employed                     49225
Total Unemployment            4925
Unemployment Rate              9.1%
3-Year Average                 8.8%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
GM Powertrain, Bay City                  2012  Small auto parts
Bay Medical Center, Bay City             1850  Health services
Dow Corning                              1000  Silicon products
Delta College, University Center          670  Education
Consumers Power                           500  Electricity/gas
Dow Chemical, Bay City                    500  Plastic wrap, pipe
AP Parts/Northern Tube, Pinconning        300  Automotive exhaust systems
T.E.S., Essexville                        281  Machine tools
Newcor, Bay City                          259  Welding machinery
RWC, Bay City                             245  Welding machinery
Magline, Standish                         225  Material handling equipment
Wolverine Knitting Mills, Bay City        220  Loungewear
United Technology Automotive              170  Plastic components
Bay City Times, Bay City                  155  Newspaper
Dow-Plastic Lined Pipe                    154  Plastic lined pipe
Made-Rite Potato Chip, Bay City           125  Potato chips
Monitor Sugar, Bay City                   125  Sugar
Valley, Bay City                          120  Pool tables
Northern Concrete Pipe, Bay City          102  Concrete
ConAir                                    100  Plastic
Bay Cast                                   90  Castings
Ultra Carbon                               57  Graphite
Advanced Technologies, Bay City            50  Special machinery, welding
Saginaw Bay Plastics, Bay City             18  Molded plastic parts
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                         $14.66        $14.69
Clerk, General Office                      $6.01         $9.05
Electronic Technician                     $10.11        $16.00
Forklift Operator                          $7.59        $14.35
General Laborer                            $7.91         $9.35
Inspector                                  $8.64        $14.87
Machine Operator                           $7.43        $11.11
Machinist                                  $5.32        $14.73
Secretary                                  $5.93         $8.66
Welder                                     $8.69        $15.09
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             300         482
Cleveland           280         450
Detroit             100         160
Indianapolis        360         579
Lansing              80         128
Toronto             280         450
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  I-75, M-13, M-15, M-25, M-84, US-10, US-23
Bus Lines:      Bay Metro; Greyhound; Indian Trails; Michigan Trailways
Truck Lines:    37
Rail Lines:     Conrail; Detroit & Mackinac; Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Ports:          Seaway Port, Bay City
Airports:       Tri-City International
Airlines:       Continental, Northwest, Simmons, United
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Bay City.
 
January Average Minimum:   15 F./ -9 C.    Average Maximum:   29 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum:      61 F./ 16 C.    Average Maximum:   82 F./ 28 C.
Growing Season:       168 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:    8      Average Annual Rainfall:   28 in./ 71 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:   10      Average Annual Snowfall:   39 in./ 99 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Auburn                        2         0           0              0
Bangor Twp.                   8        52          21              0
Bay City                     18       236          96              1
Essexville                    1         0           0              0
Frankenlust Twp.              3         0           0              0
Hampton Twp.                  5         3           1              0
Kawkawlin Twp.                7       233          94              0
Monitor Twp.                  4       162          66              1
Pinconning                    2        10           4              0
Portsmouth Twp.               1       110          45              0
Williams Twp.                 2       213          86              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            53      1019         412              2
 
Zero acres indicates less than half an acre or no information available.
 
 
CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
 
                   Residential   Industrial      Office      Mercantile
                  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value
 
1991:              242   $17.85    6    $0.81    3    $0.88   45    $9.56
3-Year Average:    195   $14.08    5    $1.53    2    $0.62   25    $9.71
 
Values are reported in millions of dollars. A 3-year average value of 1 may
indicate no construction activity in one or more of the last three years.
 
 
NEW INCORPORATIONS
 
Incorporations in 1992:    181          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        162          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     8%             49%          18%           13%         12%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:           $1,512,884,544.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                57.68
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Auburn             Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Bangor Twp.        Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Bay City           Consumers/City     Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Essexville         Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, EA
Hampton Twp.       Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, EA
Monitor Twp.       Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Pinconning         Consumers          Consumers          Century
Portsmouth Twp.    Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, EA
Williams Twp.      Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
 
* D=digital switching; EA=equal access to interexchange carriers;
  see Source List note.
 
 
WATER
                                 Gallons           Liters         Pressure
                 Source      Capacity   Use    Capacity   Use   (lbs./sq.in.)
 
Auburn           Lake           200       2       757       6     55
Bangor Twp.      Lake
Bay City         Lake           210     150       795     568     55-75
Essexville       (Bay City)
Hampton Twp.     Lake
Monitor Twp.     Lake
Pinconning       (Bay City)       5       4        19      15     55-70
Portsmouth Twp.  Lake
Williams Twp.    Lake
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Auburn                                      103      33        390     125
Bangor Twp.
Bay City                                    180     100        681     379
Essexville                                   18      10         68      36
Hampton Twp.
Monitor Twp.
Pinconning           Sec. Act. sldge         15       3         57       9
Portsmouth Twp.
Williams Twp.
 
Capacity and present load in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
                                   1990               Master   Public Library
Community        Phone Number   Population    Zoning   Plan      (Volumes)
 
Auburn           517-662-6761        1855       yes    yes     18,676
Bangor Twp.                         16028                      County System
Bay City         517-894-8168       38936       yes    yes     277,095
Essexville       517-893-7192        4088       yes    yes     County System
Hampton Twp.                         9520                      County System
Monitor Twp.                         9512                      County System
Pinconning       517-879-2360        1291       yes    yes     25,138
Portsmouth Twp.                      3918                      County System
Williams Twp.                        4278                      County System
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Auburn            6                        41            2     Contracted
Bangor Twp.       7           13           14
Bay City          4           60                        75     Municipal
Essexville        7            9           18            9     Municipal
Hampton Twp.      7            7           19           10     Municipal
Monitor Twp.      8/9          4           25
Pinconning        7            1           22            4     Independent
Portsmouth Twp.   8/9                      23
Williams Twp.     6/9
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    30      Licensed Landfills in County:    2
 
Other communities in Bay County (1990 population for incorporated communities
in parenthesis):
 
Beaver Twp. (2810), Bentley, Crump, Frankenlust Twp. (2281), Fraser Twp.
(3680), Garfield Twp. (1736), Gibson Twp. (1090), Kawkawlin Twp. (4852),
Linwood, Merritt Twp. (1510), Mount Forest Twp. (1457), Munger, Pinconning Twp.
(2647), University Center, Willard
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Bay City         Bay City                         10192       360         3
Bay City         Bangor Township                   2646       100         1
Essexville       Essexville Hampton                1795        88         1
Pinconning       Pinconning Area                   2304        94         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Alma College, Alma (50 mi.)                                           1224
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant (45 mi.)                   17943
Delta College, University Center                                     11190
Great Lakes Junior College of Business, Bay City                      2244
Northwood Institute, Midland (15 mi.)                                 1511
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center                    6416
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:    457
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Bay City
Extended Care Facilities:      5     Total Beds:    561
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:    131
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:    32424 (76.9%)     Median Home Value:   $44,100.00
Renter occupied:    9764 (23.1%)     Median Contract Rent:   $287.00
Churches:      Catholic:   22    Protestant:   61
Synagogues:    1
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Saginaw Bay and State Park; recreational harbor facilities on Saginaw Bay
at Bay City. Historical Museum; Historical homes. Friendship Shells -
weekly free summer concerts; Festivals - Polish, Pickle, Cornfest, Potato;
Fiddlers' Jamboree & Dance, Bay City (Sept.); July 4th Fireworks Display,
River Roar boat races and watersports weekend, hydroplane racing.
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   43
Metalworking Machinery                         10
Commercial Printing                             8
Advertising                                     1
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           5
Legal Services                                 40
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping           20
Retail Establishments                         699
Wholesale Establishments                      139
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               680
Television Channels:    4 plus cable
Radio Stations:         4
Newspapers:     Auburn Record, Bay City Times, Pinconning Journal
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Chemical Bank and Trust Company             Midland                    1
Chemical Bank Bay Area                      Bay City                   7
Chemical Bank Huron                         Standish                   1
First of America Bank-Mid Michigan, NA      Bay City                  13
Great Lakes Bancorp, A Federal Savings      Ann Arbor                  3
Michigan National Bank                      Farmington Hills           2
Mutual Savings Bank, F.S.B.                 Bay City                   6
Second National Bank of Bay City            Bay City                   5
Second National Bank of Saginaw             Saginaw                    1
Standard Federal Bank                       Troy                       1
State Bank of Standish                      Standish                   1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                41072       46299
Total Income                                            $1,442.93     $1,844.09
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $794.31     $1,050.58
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               34503       39052         $645.10       $834.57
  Proprietors                    6569        7247          $75.90       $120.52
    Farm                         1235        1066          $11.92        $17.22
    Nonfarm                      5334        6181          $63.98       $103.30
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                           1560        1326          $14.44        $20.05
  Nonfarm                       39512       44973         $779.88     $1,030.52
    Private                     34345       38816         $684.13       $882.16
      Agric./For./Fish.           279         337           $2.24         $4.08
      Mining                      231         165           $2.42         $1.52
      Construction               1590        2283          $38.70        $58.34
      Manufacturing              8472        7448         $284.72       $312.53
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---          $87.06       $118.99
        Durable Goods             ---         ---         $197.66       $193.54
      Transp. & Utilities        1699        1392          $48.96        $53.90
      Wholesale Trade            2082        2053          $46.28        $56.11
      Retail Trade               8073       10566          $83.75       $118.70
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.        2363        2822          $25.26        $36.99
      Services                   9556       11750         $151.79       $240.01
    Government                   5167        6157          $95.75       $148.37
      Federal                     289         297           $7.85         $9.29
      Military, Civilian          278         277           $1.72         $2.06
      State and Local            4600        5583          $86.18       $137.02
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $957.75     $1,192.10
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $12,787.00      1990:    $16,499.00