What percentage of people rent in Baytown, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Baytown, TX, 2020–2024
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47.7% (±2.5 points) of the occupied homes in Baytown, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 14,773 renting households against 16,191 that own their home.

In Baytown, the share of households that rent went from 43.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.7% (±2.5 points)
Renting households: 14,773 (±995)
Median renter income: $50,048 (±$4,207)

Who rents and who owns in Baytown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baytown	Harris County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.7% (±2.5 points)	45.3% (±0.4 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	14,773 (±995)	795,727 (±6,574)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	16,191 (±857)	961,437 (±6,862)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,048 (±$4,207)	$51,599 (±$576)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,076 (±$7,295)	$104,763 (±$997)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Baytown, the renter share is not measurably different from Harris County (45.3%).

It is also higher than in Texas (37.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Harris County, Baytown ranks 8 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 107 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Baytown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	43.2% (±2.0 points)	47.7% (±2.5 points)	+4.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$945 (±$31)	$1,307 (±$39)	+38.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$57,270 (±$3,703)	$59,910 (±$6,242)	+4.6%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Baytown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baytown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Baytown	—	47.7% (±2.5 points)	—
Highlands	6.4 mi	19.6% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Morgan's Point	6.7 mi	24.4% (±16.9 points)	Lower
Beach City	7.5 mi	10.8% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Mont Belvieu	8.1 mi	24.7% (±6.6 points)	Lower
La Porte	8.3 mi	28.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Barrett	8.6 mi	16.8% (±16.3 points)	Lower
Channelview	9.0 mi	27.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Cove	9.9 mi	38.9% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Highlands, TX (19.6%), Morgan's Point, TX (24.4%), Beach City, TX (10.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Harris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Humble	61.2% (±5.6 points)
3	Houston	57.9% (±0.5 points)
4	Jersey Village	54.6% (±6.1 points)
5	Nassau Bay	51.3% (±9.9 points)
6	Sheldon	49.2% (±25.0 points)
7	Tomball	48.1% (±5.9 points)
8	Baytown	47.7% (±2.5 points)
9	Southside Place	47.4% (±7.2 points)
10	Pasadena	45.5% (±1.9 points)
11	South Houston	44.6% (±6.3 points)
12	Aldine	38.1% (±8.4 points)
13	Cloverleaf	37.6% (±4.3 points)
14	Jacinto City	34.3% (±6.3 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Harris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Baytown

How many renters are there in Baytown?

Baytown has an estimated 14,773 (±995) renting households, 47.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Baytown?

In Baytown, the share of households that rent went from 43.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Baytown?

A renting household in Baytown has 2.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Baytown?

The median renting household in Baytown, TX has an income of $50,048 (±$4,207) a year, against $73,076 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Baytown city, Texas (place:06128, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.