Population

86,561

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$197,300

Owner-occupied units

Baytown, TX

Texas · 29.765° N, 94.967° W · 40 sq mi

Baytown is a city in Texas, with a population of 86,561 and about 2,164 residents per square mile. The median household earns $59,910 a year, and the median home is worth $197,300.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

40 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,164

People per square mile

Rank by population

#437

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#329

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$59,910

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,307

Per month

Homeownership

52.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.4 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

14.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

20.7%

Households

30,964

2.73 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.3^%

Construction 14.8^%

Manufacturing 13.1^%

Retail trade 10.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

Compare Baytown with

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Spring, TX32 mi · 68,580
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