Bay City, TX

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2022 Population

17,869

0.273% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

31.8

0.952% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

28.6%

22.5% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$50,212

8.75% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$132,500

5.83% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bay City, TX had a population of 17.9k people with a median age of 31.8 and a median household income of $50,212. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bay City, TX declined from 17,918 to 17,869, a −0.273% decrease and its median household income grew from $46,171 to $50,212, a 8.75% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bay City, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (25.3%), Other (Hispanic) (25.2%), White (Hispanic) (20.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.5%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (11.1%).

None of the households in Bay City, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.3% of the residents in Bay City, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Bay City, TX was $132,500, and the homeownership rate was 54.1%.

Most people in Bay City, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Bay City, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bay City, TX is home to a population of 17.9k people, from which 90.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.1% of Bay City, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.52k people).

In 2022, there were 1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.53k people) in Bay City, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.51k Other (Hispanic) and 3.62k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.3%

2022 Citizenship

88.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 90.3% of Bay City, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bay City, TX was 88.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bay City, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.53k ± 543
Other (Hispanic)
4.51k ± 908
White (Hispanic)
3.62k ± 1.04k

57%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

57% of the people in Bay City, TX are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bay City, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

14.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.52k people

15.1%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.71k people

As of 2022, 14.1% of Bay City, TX residents (2.52k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bay City, TX was 15.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
250 ± 196
Vietnam
205 ± 112
Gulf War (1990s)
172 ± 114

Bay City, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bay City, TX employs 6.89k people. The largest industries in Bay City, TX are Construction (1,191 people), Manufacturing (1,051 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (965 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,082), Utilities ($88,287), and Manufacturing ($80,696).

Employment

Occupations

6.89k

2022 Value

± 767

−0.52%

1 Year decline

± 15.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bay City, TX declined at a rate of −0.52%, from 6.93k employees to 6.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bay City, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,151 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (594 people), and Production Occupations (577 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bay City, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.89k

2022 Value

± 767

−0.52%

1 Year decline

± 15.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bay City, TX declined at a rate of −0.52%, from 6.93k employees to 6.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bay City, TX, are Construction (1,191 people), Manufacturing (1,051 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (965 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bay City, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bay City, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,450

Median earning men ± $2,931

$24,889

Median earning women ± $5,370

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($81,485), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,721), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,446), Public Administration ($46,731), and Construction ($41,644).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bay City, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bay City, TX was $132,500 in 2022, which is 0.47 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $125,200 to $132,500, a 5.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Bay City, TX is 54.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bay City, TX have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bay City, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Bay City, TX is $50,212. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Bay City, TX was Census Tract 7303.01 with a value of $67,115, followed by Census Tract 7303.03 and Census Tract 7303.02, with respective values of $37,173 and $35,217.

Property

$132,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$12,748

$3,613

Median Property Taxes

±$496

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 Bay City, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

54.1%

Homeownership

2022

71.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 54.1% of the housing units in Bay City, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 7303.01
Census Tract 7303.03
Census Tract 7303.02

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bay City, TX was Census Tract 7303.01 with a value of $67,115, followed by Census Tract 7303.03 and Census Tract 7303.02, with respective values of $37,173 and $35,217.

The following map shows all of the places in Bay City, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$50,212

Median Household Income

± $4,702

6.67k

Number of Households

± 731

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.67k households in Bay City, TX grew to $50,212 from the previous year's value of $46,171.

The following chart displays the households in Bay City, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more 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 2022

Drove Alone (84.4%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (1.03%)

In 2022, 84.4% of workers in Bay City, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (1.03%).

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

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bay City, TX have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.47% of the workforce in Bay City, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bay City, TX (5.01k out of 17.5k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bay City, TX is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

81.3% of the population of Bay City, TX has health coverage, with 37.5% on employee plans, 21.2% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Matagorda County, TX see 2623 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.229% increase from the previous year (2617 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2796 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2138 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,623 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Matagorda County, TX

Primary care physicians in Matagorda County, TX see an average of 2,623 patients per year. This represents a 0.229% increase from the previous year (2,617 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Matagorda County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.4% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 31.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.7%

Uninsured

37.5%

Employer Coverage

21.2%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

1.33%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bay City, TX declined by 6% from 19.9% to 18.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bay City, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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