Baytown is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
The citizens of Baytown are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.47% of adults in Baytown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Baytown in 2018 was $28,915, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,660 for a family of four. However, Baytown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Baytown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Baytown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Baytown, accounting for 52.24% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Baytown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Baytown include German, Irish, English, French, and African.
In addition, Baytown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.75%).
The most common language spoken in Baytown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
