Bacliff, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

9,541

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.4

5.81% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28.9%

3.14% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,458

6.11% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$201,500

19.9% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Bacliff, TX is home to a population of 9.54k people, from which 89.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.4% of Bacliff, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.47k people).

In 2024, there were 2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.6k people) in Bacliff, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.23k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.7%

2024 Citizenship

90%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.7% of Bacliff, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bacliff, TX was 90%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bacliff, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bacliff, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.6k ± 652
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.8k ± 849
White (Hispanic)
1.23k ± 652

47.4%

Hispanic Population

4.52k people

47.4% of the people in Bacliff, TX are hispanic (4.52k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bacliff, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.47k people

15.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.5k people

As of 2024, 15.4% of Bacliff, TX residents (1.47k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bacliff, TX was 15.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bacliff, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
139 ± 88
Gulf War (2001-)
110 ± 113
Gulf War (1990s)
61 ± 56

Bacliff, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bacliff, TX.

Economy

The economy of Bacliff, TX employs 4.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bacliff, TX were Accommodation & Food Services (627 people), Manufacturing (623 people), and Retail Trade (578 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($140,238), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($126,364), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,577).

Employment

Occupations

4.48k

2024 Value

± 620

−6.38%

1 Year decline

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bacliff, TX declined at a rate of −6.38%, from 4.78k employees to 4.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bacliff, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (496 people), Management Occupations (477 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (382 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bacliff, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.48k

2024 Value

± 620

−6.38%

1 Year decline

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bacliff, TX declined at a rate of −6.38%, from 4.78k employees to 4.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bacliff, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (627 people), Manufacturing (623 people), and Retail Trade (578 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bacliff, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bacliff, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,071

Median earning men ± $12,099

$28,873

Median earning women ± $1,694

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($140,655), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,605), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,732), Manufacturing ($59,145), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,170).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bacliff, TX was $201,500 in 2024, which is 0.606 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,000 to $201,500, a 19.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Bacliff, TX is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bacliff, TX have an average commute time of 29.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bacliff, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$201,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,362

$2,255

Median Property Taxes

±$406

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bacliff, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bacliff, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.8%

Homeownership

2024

62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Bacliff, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bacliff, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,458

Median Household Income

± $13,725

3.65k

Number of Households

± 561

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.65k households in Bacliff, TX declined from $51,458 from the previous year's value of $54,806.

The following chart displays the households in Bacliff, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bacliff, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Carpooled (11%)
Worked At Home (7.26%)

In 2024, 77.4% of workers in Bacliff, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (7.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bacliff, TX have a longer commute time (29.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.39% of the workforce in Bacliff, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bacliff, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bacliff, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bacliff, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bacliff, TX (2.71k out of 9.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bacliff, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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