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Bay, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Bay is a Census city of 2,333 people across 3.09 square miles of land, in Craighead County. Median household income is $59,769, 47.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bay
What Bay is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.09 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land756 plus or minus 188
- County holding the largest share of its areaCraighead County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bay
- Population2,333 plus or minus 582
- Median age31.6
- Population under 18785 plus or minus 211
- Share under 1833.6 percent
- Population 65 and over273 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over11.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households871 plus or minus 195
- Family households690 plus or minus 178
- Share of households that are families79.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bay
- Median household income$59,769
- Per capita income$22,544
- Civilian labor force1,005 plus or minus 275
- Employed984 plus or minus 272
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over1,458 plus or minus 315
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bay
- Housing units912 plus or minus 197
- Occupied units871 plus or minus 195
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied416
- Renter occupied455 plus or minus 164
- Ownership rate47.8 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,028
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units786 plus or minus 175
- Share single family86.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more94 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more10.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bay gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute889 plus or minus 237
- Commuting under 15 minutes451 plus or minus 150
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more179 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.1 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone83.2 percent plus or minus 32.0
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Bay
- NFIP communityCity of Bay
- NFIP community number050045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/24
The City of Bay participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050045 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Craighead County, not Bay
Craighead County context, not Bay figures
- Establishments in Craighead County2,788
- Covered employment, Craighead County55,053
- Average annual pay, Craighead County$51,690
- Housing units permitted, Craighead County923
Every figure in this section is published for Craighead County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bay.
All Craighead County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bay questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bay, Arkansas?
2,333, in 871 households. Bay city covers 3.09 square miles of land, which is 756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bay in?
Craighead County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bay?
$59,769. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,400. Median gross rent is $1,028 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bay in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bay appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bay, city of, community 050045, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bay figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Craighead County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bay.
Is zoning published for Bay?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.