Cities / Texas / Baytown

Baytown, TX

85,205 people

Right Now

Weather

86°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 98°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 22.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

HOU

19 mi — William P. Hobby Airport

Population & People

Population

85,205

Median age

Median household income

$59,910

Poverty rate

18.2%

Unemployment rate

10.2%

Bachelor's degree+

14.8%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

51.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$197,300

Median gross rent

$1,307/mo

Homeownership rate

52.29%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,573

HUD Fair Market Rent (Chambers County, 18 mi from Baytown), 2026. Efficiency $1280, 1BR $1323, 2BR $1573, 3BR $2116, 4BR $2639. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

19 mi away

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

28 mi away

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

164 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).