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Dollar Bay, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Dollar Bay is a Census CDP of 1,049 people across 3.93 square miles of land, in Houghton County. Median household income is $61,250, 89.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dollar Bay
What Dollar Bay is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.93 sq mi
- Water area0.51 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land267
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoughton 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 Dollar Bay
- Population1,049
- Median age31.3
- Population under 18336 plus or minus 77
- Share under 1832.0 percent
- Population 65 and over185 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households376
- Family households280 plus or minus 60
- Share of households that are families74.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dollar Bay
- Median household income$61,250 plus or minus $16,564
- Per capita income$34,085 plus or minus $17,969
- Civilian labor force429 plus or minus 103
- Employed423 plus or minus 102
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over605
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dollar Bay
- Housing units460
- Occupied units376
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied336 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied40 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate89.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,100 plus or minus $61,273
- Median gross rent, monthly$825 plus or minus $180
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units397
- Share single family86.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dollar Bay gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute396 plus or minus 100
- Commuting under 15 minutes217 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone80.5 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton County, not Dollar Bay
Houghton County context, not Dollar Bay figures
- Establishments in Houghton County891
- Covered employment, Houghton County12,124
- Average annual pay, Houghton County$54,867
- Housing units permitted, Houghton County111
Every figure in this section is published for Houghton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dollar Bay.
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.
Coverage
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
Dollar Bay questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dollar Bay, Michigan?
1,049, in 376 households. Dollar Bay CDP covers 3.93 square miles of land, which is 267 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dollar Bay in?
Houghton 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 Dollar Bay?
$61,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,100. Median gross rent is $825 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Dollar Bay figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Houghton 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 Dollar Bay.
Is zoning published for Dollar Bay?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.