It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bad Axe has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bad Axe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bad Axe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bad Axe may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bad Axe spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.95 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The education level of Bad Axe citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.98% of adults 25 and older in Bad Axe have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bad Axe in 2022 was $29,164, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,656 for a family of four. However, Bad Axe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bad Axe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bad Axe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bad Axe residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bad Axe include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bad Axe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
