Baytown, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Baytown	Texas	National
Income per capita	$37,645	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$82,253	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,476	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,351	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,583	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,359	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.3%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Baytown is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Baytown is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Baytown is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Baytown is 15% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,829 $82,253 $164,506

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Baytown median earnings by income bracket

Baytown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	26.6%	26.6%
Manufacturing sector	19.9%	19.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.5%	9.5%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	24.4%	24.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beach City, TX	2,820	$219,883	170.3%
Taylor Lake Village, TX	3,832	$194,452	139.1%
Mont Belvieu, TX	6,375	$189,362	132.8%
Shoreacres, TX	1,589	$173,639	113.5%
Clear Lake Shores, TX	1,403	$170,407	109.5%
Baytown, TX	77,698	$82,253	1.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Missouri City, TX	77,696	$122,574	50.7%
Georgetown, TX	77,731	$114,813	41.2%
Carmichael, CA	77,824	$103,620	27.4%
Bethlehem, PA	77,503	$84,478	3.9%
Buckeye, AZ	77,435	$119,370	46.8%
Baytown, TX	77,698	$82,253	1.1%

Source: The Baytown, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.