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Texas·Matagorda County
4 tracts·13K people·$161K median·1,361/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bay City is $160,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Bay City has 17,730 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 31.6; the population is 56.9% Hispanic or Latino, 26.1% White, 13.7% Black, 1.8% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
TENIE HOLMES EL is the elementary school with reported scores (32%); BAY CITY J H is the middle school with reported scores (39%); BAY CITY H S is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,025/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Bay City is $53,840 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Bay City, median rent is $1,025/month and the median home value is $160,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Bay City reported 5.2 violent crimes and 28.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 112 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bay City are lightning (90), heat wave (84) and tornado (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bay City, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).