Texas · Census place 06128
Baytown city, TX
Quick answer
Baytown city has 84,538 residents, ranking #49 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $61,699, the median home is worth $187,900 and median gross rent runs $1,217 a month.
- Population
- 84,538Baytown city residents
- Median household income
- $61,699Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $187,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,217Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Baytown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Baytown city median would spend about 23.7% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 53.1% 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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- Temple city 86,358
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