Baytown, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Baytown, TX: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 103,027. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BAYTOWN-TX · Baytown, TX 3 ZIPs · 103,027 pop · #7995/25278 · Harris County and Chambers County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,032
  • RANK-UPPER #7995/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ La Porte
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-MID 103,027
  • SPREAD-WIDE 77520→77523
  • HOME-MID $251,400

Nearest income peer: La Porte, TX ( $2,182 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Baytown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Baytown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Baytown, TX sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
103,027
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,032
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 77521 (49,507 residents). Household income $84,032 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,439 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Texas, Bruceville is the closest lower-income city and Pollok the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Baytown.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Baytown differ

Baytown's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $54,278 in ZIP 77520 to $124,188 in ZIP 77523, while home values span $150,700 in 77520 to $372,100 in 77523. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.3×

77520 to 77523

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.5×

77520 to 77523

Poverty-rate spread
12.1 points

77523 to 77520

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 77521 skews compact Baytown

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 77521 covers about 48% of Baytown's 103,027 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Baytown

Citywide ZBP: 1,999 establishments, 41,555 employees , annual payroll $2,607,875k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 77521 (908 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (340) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Baytown, TX

These ZIP codes straddle Harris County and Chambers County, so county-level figures split Baytown between several administrative records. See the Harris County roll-up →

Baytown sits in the lower half of Harris County and Chambers County on income: Spring, Katy and Humble report more, Houston, Pasadena and La Porte report less. Cypress marks the far end of that range at $131,563, 57% above Baytown.

Side-by-side: Compare 77521 vs 77520 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
77521 49,507 $73,629 908 461
77520 36,489 $54,278 596 589
77523 17,031 $124,188 495 73

Baytown roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Baytown, .