CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Baytown

Texas · 63,838 residents · 40.5 sq mi

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Baytown is a city of 63,838 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $49,300. The median age is 29.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

63,838

−4%vs 2000

vs 66,430 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

40.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202485K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(5,696)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(5,680)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(5,206)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(5,138)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(4,969)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(11,310)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(9,610)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(5,776)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(4,344)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(3,509)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(1,993)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(607)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,151

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,559 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,963

−27%vs 2000

vs $17,641 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$385

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $529 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.6% in 2000

43.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.2%(33,328)

Black13.1%(8,726)

Hispanic / Latino34.2%(22,748)

Asian1%(634)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.2%(46,739)

Black12.1%(7,720)

Hispanic / Latino22.8%(14,546)

Asian0.5%(329)

Other14.2%(9,050)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican45.1%(38,437)

Central American2.3%(1,987)

Salvadoran1.4%(1,201)

South American1%(893)

Puerto Rican0.6%(552)

Cuban0.6%(497)

Dominican0.6%(489)

Guatemalan0.5%(440)

Colombian0.4%(327)

Spaniard0.3%(286)

Bolivian0.2%(187)

Honduran0.2%(172)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.2%(161)

Nicaraguan0.2%(159)

Peruvian0.2%(141)

Venezuelan0.1%(67)

Panamanian0%(15)

Argentine0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(745)

Filipino0.6%(502)

Vietnamese0.4%(300)

Chinese0.1%(96)

Cambodian0.1%(69)

Pakistani0.1%(55)

Thai0.1%(53)

Bangladeshi0%(27)

Laotian0%(23)

Korean0%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(219)

Chamorro0%(40)

Ancestry

German6%(5,128)

English4.7%(4,008)

Irish4.4%(3,789)

American2.6%(2,226)

West Indian1.9%(1,639)

French1.7%(1,473)

Italian1.1%(929)

Scottish0.8%(640)

Subsaharan African0.7%(556)

Polish0.6%(538)

French Canadian0.4%(369)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(329)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.4%(320)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(276)

Dutch0.3%(272)

Arab0.2%(178)

Russian0.2%(137)

Welsh0.2%(132)

Swedish0.1%(97)

Greek0.1%(92)

British0.1%(65)

Lebanese0.1%(57)

Norwegian0.1%(53)

Finnish0%(27)

Iranian0%(25)

Hungarian0%(22)

Swiss0%(16)

Ukrainian0%(15)

Canadian0%(12)

Portuguese0%(12)

Croatian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 16.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.6%(13,005)

Married45.7%(15,006)

Widowed2.8%(917)

Divorced12%(3,929)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(11,114)

Married47.4%(15,420)

Widowed7.8%(2,545)

Divorced10.7%(3,467)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

27.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 28.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.9%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)36.5%(1,392)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(993)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.5%(1,089)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,816 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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