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Texas · Census place 05984

Bay City city, TX

Quick answer

Bay City city has 17,816 residents, ranking #176 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $51,898, the median home is worth $149,800 and median gross rent runs $997 a month.

Population
17,816Bay City city residents
Median household income
$51,898Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$149,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$997Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
50.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Bay City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bay City city median would spend about 23.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.7% of residents and 50.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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