Bay City, TX Population

Overview

17,918

Total Population

31.5

Median age

52.68%

Female population %

89.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

65.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,832

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bay City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bay City is 31.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bay City's population under 18 was 29.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bay City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bay City, 26.16% were under the age of 15, 21.15% aged 15 to 29, 39.45% aged 30 to 64, 11.15% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 962 more females than males in Bay City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.68% females and 47.32% males in Bay City, TX.
The Bay City, TX gender ratio is 89.8:100 i.e. 89.8 men to 100 women (0.898).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 754.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 1,125.

Bay City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bay City population: 51.14% are White, 13.73% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.72% are Asian, 0.22% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 23.66% are some other race and 9.24% are multiracial.
Bay City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9,832 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,086 (45.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bay City is White with a population of 9,163 (51.14% of the total population).

Bay City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,622 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bay City's population decreased by 814 (4.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bay City's population increased by 227 (1.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bay City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 17,505.