Bay City, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,805 (Urban population: 17,623 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 182 (all nonfarm))

Bay City, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,025 (6,867 occupied: 3,664 owner occupied, 3,203 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	36%

Housing density: 944 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $385 (lower quartile is $291, upper quartile is $503)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $395

Median gross rent in Bay City, TX in 2007: $520

Housing units in Bay City with a mortgage: 1,701 (60 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,516

Bay City,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,129 (it was $60,800 in 2000)

Bay City:	$91,129
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,866 - $113,739

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $100,684
Here: $100,684
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $308,361
Here: $308,361
State: $159,697

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,187,517
Here: $1,187,517
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $16,341
Here: $16,341
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $34,447

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,344

In family households: 15,869 (3,331 male householders, 1,446 female householders)
3,537 spouses, 6,484 children (5,825 natural, 188 adopted, 471 stepchildren), 357 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 244 other relatives, 239 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,475 (1,049 male householders (869 living alone)), 1,077 female householders (996 living alone)), 349 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 294 (257 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,674 2-persons, 1,164 3-persons, 1,059 4-persons, 507 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 122 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,865 1-person, 205 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

3,433 married couples with children.
1,693 single-parent households (301 men, 1,392 women).

71.9% of residents of Bay City speak English at home.
26.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,059 (11.0%)
(21.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bay City, Texas:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 169 4 rooms: 397 5 rooms: 862 6 rooms: 1,102 7 rooms: 613 8 rooms: 312 9 or more rooms: 141

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bay City, Texas:
	1 room: 124 2 rooms: 294 3 rooms: 672 4 rooms: 1,077 5 rooms: 680 6 rooms: 251 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 201
1990 to 1994: 240
1980 to 1989: 1,855
1970 to 1979: 2,091
1960 to 1969: 1,382
1950 to 1959: 1,155
1940 to 1949: 512
1939 or earlier: 562

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bay City:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 170 2 bedrooms: 697 3 bedrooms: 2,352 4 bedrooms: 411 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bay City:
	no bedroom: 159 1 bedroom: 978 2 bedrooms: 1,404 3 bedrooms: 620 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bay City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 133 1 vehicle: 1,038 2 vehicles: 1,750 3 vehicles: 565 4 vehicles: 168 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Bay City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 740 1 vehicle: 1,541 2 vehicles: 756 3 vehicles: 161 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bay City, TX:

Less than $10,000: 76
$10,000 to $14,999: 67
$15,000 to $19,999: 62
$20,000 to $24,999: 98
$25,000 to $29,999: 100
$30,000 to $34,999: 179
$35,000 to $39,999: 131
$40,000 to $49,999: 308
$50,000 to $59,999: 414
$60,000 to $69,999: 589
$70,000 to $79,999: 309
$80,000 to $89,999: 346
$90,000 to $99,999: 121
$100,000 to $124,999: 173
$125,000 to $149,999: 67
$150,000 to $174,999: 100
$175,000 to $199,999: 21
$200,000 to $249,999: 42
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bay City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bay City:

Less than $100: 162 people
$100 to $149: 109
$150 to $199: 130
$200 to $249: 155
$250 to $299: 248
$300 to $349: 398
$350 to $399: 342
$400 to $449: 306
$450 to $499: 266
$500 to $549: 224
$550 to $599: 231
$600 to $649: 92
$650 to $699: 102
$700 to $749: 60
$750 to $799: 26
$800 to $899: 30
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 165

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 577 1990 to 1994: 463 1985 to 1989: 265 1980 to 1984: 246 1975 to 1979: 215 1970 to 1974: 71 1970 to 1974: 56 1965 to 1969: 166

Bay City, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.7%
Number of people working at home: 94 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 323
5 to 9 minutes: 1643
10 to 14 minutes: 1477
15 to 19 minutes: 690
20 to 24 minutes: 889
25 to 29 minutes: 422
30 to 34 minutes: 676
35 to 39 minutes: 54
40 to 44 minutes: 93
45 to 59 minutes: 321
60 to 89 minutes: 337
90 or more minutes: 286

Bay City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,307 (73%)
Carpooled: 1,693 (23%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 19 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 117 (2%)
Other means: 42 (1%)
Worked at home: 94 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1154
$10,000 to $14,999: 675
$15,000 to $19,999: 522
$20,000 to $24,999: 437
$25,000 to $29,999: 621
$30,000 to $34,999: 345
$35,000 to $39,999: 402
$40,000 to $44,999: 452
$45,000 to $49,999: 207
$50,000 to $59,999: 523
$60,000 to $74,999: 561
$75,000 to $99,999: 492
$100,000 to $124,999: 317
$125,000 to $149,999: 103
$150,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 or more: 50

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 8958

German: 1496

United States or American: 953

English: 753

Irish: 700

Czech: 375

Scotch-Irish: 245

French (except Basque): 233

Italian: 145

Scottish: 133

Subsaharan African:: 121

African: 103

Dutch: 95

Polish: 90

European: 87

Czechoslovakian: 83

Danish: 60

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 52

Russian: 51

French Canadian: 48

Portuguese: 42

Norwegian: 40

Swedish: 34

Acadian/Cajun: 32

West Indian: 28

Welsh: 26

British: 24

Jamaican: 24

Swiss: 20

Austrian: 20

Alsatian: 14

Iranian: 13

Romanian: 12

Belgian: 11

Nigerian: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Hungarian: 8

Ukrainian: 8

Greek: 5

Canadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (84%)
Philippines (2%)
Nicaragua (2%)
India (2%)
Trinidad and Tobago (1%)
Netherlands (1%)
Germany (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13458
Northeast: 342
Midwest: 757
South: 1338
West: 590

54% of Bay City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 193
Nursery to 4th grade: 160
5th and 6th grade: 238
7th and 8th grade: 239
9th grade: 210
10th grade: 155
11th grade: 272
12th grade, no diploma: 210
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,427
Less than 1 year of college: 366
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 890
Associate degree: 235
Bachelor's degree: 464
Master's degree: 113
Professional school degree: 55
Doctorate degree: 32

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 185
Nursery to 4th grade: 165
5th and 6th grade: 180
7th and 8th grade: 377
9th grade: 186
10th grade: 216
11th grade: 225
12th grade, no diploma: 223
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,741
Less than 1 year of college: 544
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 944
Associate degree: 259
Bachelor's degree: 601
Master's degree: 113
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $52,969
Black householders: $18,908
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,678
Asian householders: $33,933
Some other race householders: $32,011
Two or more races householders: $19,170
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,101

Bay City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bay City household income for Black householders

Bay City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bay City household income for Asian householders

Bay City household income for Some other race householders

Bay City household income for Two or more races householders

Bay City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bay City marital status for males

Bay City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,623
Black or African American householders: $61,848
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $160,215
Asian householders: $85,469
Some other race householders: $67,287
Two or more races householders: $55,321
Hispanic or Latino householders: $71,483

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,832
One, attached: 198
Two: 206
3 or 4: 679
5 to 9: 547
10 to 19: 404
20 to 49: 168
50 or more: 432
Mobile homes: 544
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,333

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bay City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (62%) Utility gas (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 161

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	3.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36

Here:	10.0%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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