Baytown

Population: 84,538
Median household income: $61,699
Median home value: $187,900

Baytown is a community in Harris County, Texas, home to 84,538 residents. The median household income of $61,699 is below the Harris County median ($73,104).

From 2019 to 2023, Baytown's population grew 10.3% from 76,635 to 84,538, while its median home value rose 56.7% from $119,900 to $187,900.

The median gross rent is $1,217. 15.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 84,538
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,699
Median home value: $187,900
Median gross rent: $1,217
Housing units: 33,865
Homeownership rate: 53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

76,63584,538

Median household income

$57,270$61,699

Median home value

$119,900$187,900

Median gross rent

$945$1,217

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	76,635	$57,270	$119,900	$945
2020	76,089	$54,454	$126,500	$969
2021	82,543	$56,409	$140,000	$1,081
2022	84,449	$61,158	$162,200	$1,207
2023	84,538	$61,699	$187,900	$1,217

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,266	7.4%
5 to 17	17,120	20.3%
18 to 24	7,161	8.5%
25 to 34	13,229	15.6%
35 to 44	11,019	13.0%
45 to 54	11,609	13.7%
55 to 64	8,364	9.9%
65 to 74	6,019	7.1%
75 and over	3,751	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,341	28.8%
Black or African American	12,848	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.1%
Asian	1,912	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	55	0.1%
Some other race	327	0.4%
Two or more races	2,012	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,960	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,519	21.3%
High school graduate	17,069	31.6%
Some college or associate's	17,309	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,118	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,976	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,998	81.9%
Carpooled	3,527	9.6%
Public transit	214	0.6%
Walked	312	0.9%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	1,787	4.9%
Other means	783	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,962	28.6%
15 to 29 min	12,611	36.2%
30 to 44 min	6,857	19.7%
45 to 59 min	3,097	8.9%
60+ min	2,315	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 17.7% (14,830 of 83,816)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,446	65.8%
Nonfamily households	10,617	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,063	91.7%
Vacant	2,802	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,494	53.1%
Renter-occupied	14,569	46.9%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,973	59.0%
1-unit, attached	572	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,960	5.8%
5 to 19 units	5,857	17.3%
20 or more units	3,269	9.7%
Mobile home & other	2,234	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4806128
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 41 sq mi
Water area: 1.33 sq mi
Center point: 29.7648, -94.9675