Bayou Vista vs Kemah

A side-by-side comparison of Bayou Vista and Kemah: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayou Vista and Kemah are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kemah has the higher population (1,952 vs 1,916 in Bayou Vista). Bayou Vista has the higher median household income ($114,063 vs $95,152 in Kemah). Bayou Vista has the higher median home value ($364,400 vs $268,900 in Kemah).

Population, income & housing

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
Population	1,916	1,952
Median age	58.6 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$114,063	$95,152
Median home value	$364,400	$268,900
Median gross rent	$2,250	$1,579
Housing units	1,242	872
Homeownership rate	86.3%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
Population	1,738 → 1,916 (+10.2%)	3,057 → 1,952 (-36.1%)
Median household income	$96,635 → $114,063 (+18.0%)	$73,068 → $95,152 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$273,300 → $364,400 (+33.3%)	$204,000 → $268,900 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,882 → $2,250 (+19.6%)	$1,525 → $1,579 (+3.5%)

Bayou Vista

Population

1,7381,916

Median household income

$96,635$114,063

Median home value

$273,300$364,400

Median gross rent

$1,882$2,250

Kemah

Population

3,0571,952

Median household income

$73,068$95,152

Median home value

$204,000$268,900

Median gross rent

$1,525$1,579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
Under 5	2.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	5.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	3.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	5.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	3.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	22.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	28.8%	17.0%
65 to 74	20.6%	11.2%
75 and over	8.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	53.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	30.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
No high school diploma	4.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	25.6%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
Drove alone	75.2%	73.1%
Carpooled	2.9%	11.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	13.9%	13.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
1-unit, detached	97.3%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Bayou Vista	Kemah
Poverty rate	5.3%	18.3%
Average household size	1.92	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1979	1995