Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

123,384

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

0.291% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.2%

4.44% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$65,085

1.33% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$208,300

Population & Diversity

Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX is home to a population of 123k people, from which 88.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.8% of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (24.5k people).

In 2024, there were 1.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.6k people) in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.1k Other (Hispanic) and 22.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX are Spanish (45,662 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (527 households), and Vietnamese (424 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

61,128

Women

49.6%

62,176

Men

50.4%

The resident population of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX in 2024 was 123,304 inhabitants, with 50.4% men, and 49.6% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX.

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Citizenship

88.7%

2024 Citizenship

88.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.7% of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.6k ± 2.05k
Other (Hispanic)
26.1k ± 2.68k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
22.8k ± 2.49k

53.5%

Hispanic Population

66k people

53.5% of the people in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX are hispanic (66k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
16,794 ± 2,957 people
Colombia
1,031 ± 785 people
Honduras
1,025 ± 783 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 16,794 Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX residents, followed by Colombia with 1,031 and Honduras with 1,025.

Foreign-Born Population

19.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

24.5k people

19.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23.2k people

As of 2024, 19.8% of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX residents (24.5k 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 Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was 19.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
45,662 households (39.9%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
527 households (0.461%)
Vietnamese
424 households (0.371%)

42.9% of the households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was Spanish. 39.9% of the households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,854 ± 493
Vietnam
1,529 ± 347
Gulf War (1990s)
832 ± 304

Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX.

Health

73.8% of the population of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 17.9% on Medicaid, 8.93% on Medicare, 7.41% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,657 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

26.2%

Uninsured

38%

Employer Coverage

17.9%

Medicaid

8.93%

Medicare

7.41%

Non-Group

1.49%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX grew by 8.86% from 24.1% to 26.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX employs 53.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX were Construction (7,096 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,207 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,033 people), and the highest paying industries were Oil & gas extraction ($154,188), Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified ($109,020), and Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing ($108,894).

Males in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $47,586. The income inequality in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.422, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

23,339

Women

43.7%

30,127

Men

56.3%

The workforce of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX in 2024 was 53,466 people, with 43.7% woman, and 56.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

53.5k

2024 Value

2.41%

1 Year growth

± 2.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 52.2k employees to 53.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,081 people), Cashiers (1,645 people), and Cooks (1,501 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, 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

53.5k

2024 Value

2.41%

1 Year growth

± 2.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 52.2k employees to 53.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, are Construction (7,096 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,207 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,033 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,208

Median earning men ± $2,590

$32,602

Median earning women ± $1,964

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($88,101), Information ($81,304), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,046).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,105), Public Administration ($51,250), and Construction ($51,156).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

Education

The student population of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 4,235 male students and 4,088 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX are White (1,414 and 38.8%), Hispanic or Latino (1,308 and 35.9%), Black or African American (751 and 20.6%), and Two or More Races (59 and 1.62%).

The largest universities in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX by number of degrees awarded are Lee College (3,656 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX are General Business Administration & Management (1,518 and 41.5%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (381 and 10.4%), and Chemical Technology (186 and 5.09%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 8,323 students enrolled in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, 50.9% men and 49.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,133 records, of which 50.9% were women and 49.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
1,311 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
153 degrees awarded
General Applied Horticulture Operations
114 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was General Business Administration & Management with 1,311 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Lee College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

3,656 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lee College with 3,656 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 2,636 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, which is 2.58 times more than the 1,020 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,414 degrees mean that there were 1.08 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,308 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,915) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,502) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 2.83% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.44% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (31.2k), Some college (21.6k), and Secondary Education (17.5k).

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 Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was $208,300 in 2024, which is 0.626 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,800 to $208,300, a 5.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX is 58.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$208,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,613

$25,693

Median Property Taxes

±$1,575

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 Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58.8%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.8% of the housing units in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, 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.

$65,085

Median Household Income

± $3,522

43.7k

Number of Households

± 2,154

In 2024, the median household income of the 43.7k households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX declined from $65,085 from the previous year's value of $65,962.

The following chart displays the households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, 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

0.422

2024 Wage GINI in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX

0.41

2023 Wage GINI in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX

In 2024, the income inequality in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was 0.422 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.76% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.3%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (6.04%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (6.04%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.23% of the workforce in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX (21k out of 123k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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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