Bayside vs Refugio

A side-by-side comparison of Bayside and Refugio: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Refugio has the higher population (2,729 vs 382 in Bayside). Refugio has the higher median household income ($56,193 vs $56,094 in Bayside). Bayside has the higher median home value ($168,600 vs $85,000 in Refugio).

Population, income & housing

	Bayside	Refugio
Population	382	2,729
Median age	49.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,094	$56,193
Median home value	$168,600	$85,000
Median gross rent	$1,488	$748
Housing units	300	1,133
Homeownership rate	85.9%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayside	Refugio
Population	333 → 382 (+14.7%)	2,806 → 2,729 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $56,094 (+24.7%)	$52,929 → $56,193 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$89,700 → $168,600 (+88.0%)	$78,300 → $85,000 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $1,488 (+84.2%)	$583 → $748 (+28.3%)

Bayside

Population

333382

Median household income

$45,000$56,094

Median home value

$89,700$168,600

Median gross rent

$808$1,488

Refugio

Population

2,8062,729

Median household income

$52,929$56,193

Median home value

$78,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$583$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayside	Refugio
Under 5	2.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	7.3%	24.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	21.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	9.8%
75 and over	16.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayside	Refugio
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	23.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	29.3%	60.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayside	Refugio
No high school diploma	21.0%	17.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayside	Refugio
Drove alone	88.5%	80.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	1.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayside	Refugio
1-unit, detached	93.0%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Bayside	Refugio
Poverty rate	9.2%	30.1%
Average household size	2.00	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1984	1966