City · Bay County, Michigan

Pinconning, Michigan

Pinconning is a city in Bay County, Michigan, part of the Bay City, MI metro area. It has 1,448 residents. Pinconning, Michigan has a quality-of-life score of 39 out of 100 (low), ranking #9,618 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Michigan it ranks #245 of 444 cities and towns. It ranks best on home price to income ratio (low), mammography screening (high) and hot days (low). It ranks worst on hospital quality rating (low), preventable hospital stays (high) and depression (high).

39Low

Quality-of-life score: #9,618 of 15,651 cities and towns
Michigan: #245 of 444 in MI
Population: 1,448 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 1,682.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 2664160

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 76 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety52#7,520/15,637
Economy33#10,498/15,631
Housing41#8,894/14,977
Health28#11,262/15,609
Healthcare45#8,610/15,650
Environment57#6,653/15,453
Education35#10,137/15,649
Infrastructure37#9,795/15,650
Community59#6,427/15,651
Leisure & amenities53#7,293/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Pinconning, Michigan ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Bay County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Home price to income ratio · low1.2×
99/100Michigan 3.2×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Mammography screening · high55.0%
91/100Michigan 49.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBay County value
Hot days · low5 days
85/100Michigan 5 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationBay County value
Voter turnout · high74.9%
85/100Michigan 74.6%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionBay County value
Restaurants and bars · high11.5 /10k
85/100Michigan 9.1 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsBay County value
Drought exposure · low15%
74/100Michigan 13%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAABay County value

Weaknesses

Hospital quality rating · low1.0
1/100Michigan 3.1United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesBay County value
Preventable hospital stays · high3,983 /100k
9/100Michigan 3,367 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBay County value
Depression · high28.6%
11/100Michigan 26.5%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Distance to an airport · high96 mi
11/100Michigan 44 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauBay County value
Effective property tax rate · high1.76%
13/100Michigan 1.19%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
New homes permitted · low0.0 /1k
13/100Michigan 2.2 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,296 (2015-2019) → 1,448 (2020-2024)
+12%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
32.3% (2015-2019) → 0.7% (2020-2024)
−32 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
9.5% (2015-2019) → 26.4% (2020-2024)
+17 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.4% (2015-2019) → 90.0% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$40,000 (2015-2019) → $64,565 (2020-2024)
+61%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Poverty rateImproving
22.8% (2015-2019) → 12.1% (2020-2024)
−11 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Pinconning, Michigan improved on 3 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 8 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Poverty−11 points22.8% → 12.1%
Household income+61%$40,000 → $64,565
Broadband+14 points76.4% → 90.0%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Pinconning, Michigan between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	26.8 min2015-2019	28.3 min2020-2024	+1.5 min	Within the margin of error	31%
Broadband subscriptions	76.4%2015-2019	90.0%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	75%
Effective property tax rate	2.10%2015-2019	1.76%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	78%
High school diploma or higher	86.7%2015-2019	88.1%2020-2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Home price to income ratio	1.6×2015-2019	1.2×2020-2024	−0.3×	Within the margin of error	90%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4572015-2019	0.4112020-2024	−0.046	Within the margin of error	82%
Median household income	$40,0002015-2019	$64,5652020-2024	+61%	Improved	91%
Poverty rate	22.8%2015-2019	12.1%2020-2024	−11 points	Improved	94%
Rent as share of income	33.3%2015-2019	30.9%2020-2024	−2.4 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Rent-burdened households	51.4%2015-2019	53.0%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.1%2015-2019	4.8%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	79%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Pinconning, Michigan five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Pinconning, Michigan in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Pinconning, Michigan itself moved +8.3 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,448 residents (±305)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 women (+8.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,448 residents (±305)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

White92%1,330
Black0.1%†1
Hispanic or Latino3.0%†43
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†1
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races5.0%†73

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Black (−2.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,066 residents (±238)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

No high school diploma12%†127
High school or GED36%†387
Some college18%192
Associate degree7.4%†79
Bachelor's degree23%†241
Graduate degree3.8%†40

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Some college (−7.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

640 households (±129)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $25k23%†146
$25k–50k17%†111
$50k–75k15%†95
$75k–100k30%†193
$100k–150k8.3%†53
$150k–200k4.1%†26
$200k or more2.5%†16

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−15.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

640 households (±129)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

Own75%481
Rent25%†159

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

155 households (±61)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $75066%†103
$750–1,00020%†31
$1,000–1,50014%†21

Home values

481 homes (±120)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $150k76%†364
$150k–250k23%†110
$250k–400k0.0%0

Age of homes

690 homes (±128)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

2010 or later0.7%†5
2000–20091.3%†9
1980–19999.0%†62

Size of homes

690 homes (±128)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

Studio1.0%†7
1 bedroom12%†82
2 bedrooms25%174

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

451 workers (±105)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

Drive alone69%311
Carpool11%†51
Public transit0.4%†2
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home19%†86
Other0.2%†1

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+13.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

365 workers (±92)

Pinconning, Michigan
Michigan share

Under 15 min25%†93
15–29 min21%†75
30–44 min46%†167

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Bay City, MI

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Bay County, the county holding most of Pinconning's residents.

Bay County has 2,044 employer establishments, 199 for every 10,000 residents (0.80× the US rate of 248; 0.87× Michigan's), with 29,377 paid employees at an average annual pay of $47,667. The Census Bureau also counts 6,090 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,044; 6,090 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 199; US 248 · Michigan 228
Paid employees: 29,377
Average annual pay: $47,667; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Bay County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	224	21.8	1.05×About typical	2,517	$51,605	276
Restaurants and other eating places	153	14.9	0.81×About typical	2,941	$18,710	17
Specialty trade contractors	104	10.1	0.65×Fewer than typical	871	$73,436	407
Offices of physicians	94	9.2	1.41×More than typical	1,051	$61,759	36
Full-service restaurants	71	6.9	0.90×About typical	1,458	$19,532	9
Limited-service restaurants	71	6.9	0.86×About typical	1,383	$17,964	4
Services to buildings and dwellings	61	5.9	0.88×About typical	413	$37,700	415
Automotive repair and maintenance	58	5.6	1.12×About typical	252	$42,290	88
Religious organizations	58	5.6	1.02×About typical	464	$21,912	—
Offices of other health practitioners	53	5.2	0.85×About typical	407	$40,744	154
Construction of buildings	47	4.6	0.61×Fewer than typical	241	$51,232	209
Banks and credit unions	45	4.4	1.36×More than typical	479	$51,685	—

Rank places for an industry Open Bay County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 102,693 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Pinconning is mostly in Bay County.

See federal money in Bay County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Pinconning, Michigan is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Kristen McDonald RivetD-MI-8 · 100% of residentsWith party 89%Missed 2.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Bay County58100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Bay City, MI59

Other cities and towns in Bay County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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