Bay Center, WA
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Bay Center, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
100% of the residents in Bay Center, WA are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Bay Center, WA was $542,900, and the homeownership rate was 100%.
Bay Center, WA is home to a population of 206 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Bay Center, WA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).
In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (206 people) in Bay Center, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of Bay Center, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bay Center, WA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bay Center, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (206 people) in Bay Center, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bay Center, WA as a share of the total population.
In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.
Bay Center, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bay Center, WA.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bay Center, WA grew at a rate of 13.5%, from 89 employees to 101 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bay Center, WA, are Management Occupations (69 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (26 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bay Center, WA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bay Center, WA grew at a rate of 13.5%, from 89 employees to 101 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bay Center, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (29 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (27 people), and Wholesale Trade (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bay Center, WA, though some of these residents may live in Bay Center, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).
Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Bay Center, WA was $542,900 in 2024, which is 1.63 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $480,400 to $542,900, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Bay Center, WA is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bay Center, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bay Center, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Bay Center, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.9%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bay Center, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 96 households in Bay Center, WA grew to $72,206 from the previous year's value of $68,819.
The following chart displays the households in Bay Center, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.
In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 43.6% of workers in Bay Center, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (37.6%) and those who carpooled to work (18.8%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
The following chart displays the households in Bay Center, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bay Center, WA have 2 cars.
1.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bay Center, WA (4 out of 206 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bay Center, WA is White, followed by Black and Native American.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
100% of the population of Bay Center, WA has health coverage, with 48.5% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 6.8% on Medicare, 27.7% on non-group plans, and 4.37% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 34.5% were men and 65.5% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 10.7% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 79.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.71% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 34.5% were men and 65.5% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bay Center, WA stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bay Center, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
