MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Bay City Micro

Bay City, TX · 1 counties · 36,928 residents · 1,093 sq mi

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Bay City is home to 36,928 people. The typical home is worth $53,100. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 20.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $25,368 at the median, 16% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

36,928

−3%vs 2000

vs 37,957 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

34 / sq mi

−3%vs 2000

vs 35 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,093 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(3,195)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(3,511)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(3,296)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,597)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,887)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(6,262)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(5,204)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(3,546)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(3,222)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(2,436)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(1,384)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(388)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,368

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,174 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,374

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,709 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,100

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$352

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

35.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52.4%(19,900)

Black12.6%(4,778)

Hispanic / Latino31.3%(11,898)

Asian2.3%(891)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.5%(26,784)

Black13.9%(5,131)

Hispanic / Latino24.6%(9,067)

Asian1.8%(664)

Other11.8%(4,349)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican38.9%(14,130)

Spaniard0.9%(313)

Central American0.6%(203)

Puerto Rican0.4%(144)

South American0.3%(113)

Salvadoran0.3%(108)

Argentine0.2%(67)

Honduran0.2%(60)

Venezuelan0.1%(46)

Cuban0.1%(32)

Panamanian0.1%(22)

Costa Rican0%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.9%(318)

Asian Indian0.6%(216)

Filipino0.3%(91)

Japanese0%(13)

Korean0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(16)

Ancestry

German11.5%(4,177)

English8.3%(3,015)

Irish6.6%(2,383)

American4.3%(1,545)

French2.4%(860)

Czech2.2%(798)

Italian1.9%(705)

Scottish0.9%(313)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(298)

Subsaharan African0.5%(197)

Norwegian0.5%(185)

Polish0.5%(164)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(98)

Welsh0.2%(81)

Dutch0.2%(78)

Swedish0.2%(59)

Arab0.1%(52)

French Canadian0.1%(49)

Hungarian0.1%(49)

Lebanese0.1%(48)

Danish0.1%(37)

Greek0.1%(35)

Turkish0.1%(25)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(20)

Finnish0%(18)

Croatian0%(13)

Romanian0%(13)

Armenian0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married35%(5,024)

Married54%(7,738)

Widowed2.2%(314)

Divorced8.8%(1,261)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(3,530)

Married54.8%(7,870)

Widowed9.1%(1,303)

Divorced11.6%(1,659)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.9%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 26.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% 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)24.1%(519)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(219)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.1%(991)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,151 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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