Bay City

Population: 17,816
Median household income: $51,898
Median home value: $149,800

Located in Matagorda County, Texas, Bay City is a community with a population of 17,816. At $51,898, its median household income sits below Matagorda County's $55,174.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bay City's population held roughly steady from 17,694 to 17,816, while its median home value rose 51.0% from $99,200 to $149,800.

Households average 2.44 people. The median gross rent is $997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,816
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,898
Median home value: $149,800
Median gross rent: $997
Housing units: 8,204
Homeownership rate: 50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,69417,816

Median household income

$50,182$51,898

Median home value

$99,200$149,800

Median gross rent

$861$997

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,694	$50,182	$99,200	$861
2020	17,672	$45,089	$106,500	$879
2021	17,918	$46,171	$125,200	$919
2022	17,869	$50,212	$132,500	$993
2023	17,816	$51,898	$149,800	$997

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,818	10.2%
5 to 17	3,374	18.9%
18 to 24	1,777	10.0%
25 to 34	2,714	15.2%
35 to 44	2,342	13.1%
45 to 54	1,639	9.2%
55 to 64	1,802	10.1%
65 to 74	1,414	7.9%
75 and over	936	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,744	26.6%
Black or African American	2,741	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	367	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	176	1.0%
Two or more races	327	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,438	53.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,959	18.1%
High school graduate	3,479	32.1%
Some college or associate's	3,184	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,494	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	731	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,774	81.9%
Carpooled	1,021	14.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	168	2.4%
Other means	40	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,181	46.2%
15 to 29 min	1,949	28.3%
30 to 44 min	666	9.7%
45 to 59 min	664	9.6%
60+ min	421	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 26.7% (4,650 of 17,447)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,571	63.9%
Nonfamily households	2,582	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,153	87.2%
Vacant	1,051	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,613	50.5%
Renter-occupied	3,540	49.5%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,659	56.8%
1-unit, attached	385	4.7%
2 to 4 units	902	11.0%
5 to 19 units	1,147	14.0%
20 or more units	515	6.3%
Mobile home & other	596	7.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4805984
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 28.9835, -95.9599