Bay, AR

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Bay, Arkansas

Bay, Arkansas, in Craighead county, is 10 miles SE of Jonesboro, Arkansas (center to center) and 50 miles NW of Memphis, Tennessee. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Jonesboro metropolitan area. Bay contains a population of approximately 1,800.

The People and Families of Bay

In Bay, about 63% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Bay had a median family income of $35,833.

Bay Housing

Bay has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 65% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Bay, 97% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Bay strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Arkansas):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Bay, AR

Comparing Bay to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Arkansas (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles SE of Jonesboro, Arkansas (center to center)
Nearest Large City	50 miles NW of Memphis, Tennessee
County	Craighead
Metro Area	Jonesboro
Standard Zip Codes	72411
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	35.742
Longitude	-90.561

Station	JONESBORO 4 N
Distance	12.5 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 45 F
Apr Temp	49 to 71 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	49 to 74 F
Annual Precip	46.1 inches

Station	BEEDEVILLE 4 NE
Distance	33.4 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 45 F
Apr Temp	50 to 71 F
Jul Temp	72 to 91 F
Oct Temp	50 to 73 F
Annual Precip	48.2 inches

Station	NEWPORT
Distance	40.8 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 46 F
Apr Temp	51 to 71 F
Jul Temp	72 to 92 F
Oct Temp	50 to 74 F
Annual Precip	48.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,800	100%
Male	874	48.6%
Female	926	51.4%
Under 18	498	27.7%
18+	1,302	72.3%
65+	237	13.2%
Median Age	35.3
Average Family Size	3.07
White	1,717	95.4%
African-American	53	2.9%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.2%
Other	14	0.8%
Mixed Race	13	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	27	1.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,953
Growth	153
Growth %	8.5%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	56.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.5%
Irish	12.7%
English	5.9%
German	5.3%
Scottish	1.6%
Polish	1.2%
Dutch	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1.1%
French (except Basque)	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
Portuguese	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Italian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Bay	1,800	$35,833
Black Oak	286	$32,917
Brookland	1,332	$37,500
Caraway	1,349	$26,600
Jonesboro	55,515	$42,082
Lake City	1,956	$33,477
Trumann	6,889	$32,297

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