Overview Bay City is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,386 people and just one neighborhood, Bay City is the 175th largest community in Oregon. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some cities, Bay City isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bay City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bay City is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bay City who work in healthcare (19.92%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and management occupations (8.22%). Also of interest is that Bay City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle One of the nice things about Bay City is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One of the benefits of Bay City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Bay City Demographics The citizens of Bay City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.61% of adults in Bay City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bay City in 2022 was $30,814, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,256 for a family of four. However, Bay City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bay City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bay City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bay City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bay City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.43% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Bay City include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European. The most common language spoken in Bay City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.