Geography
Baytown Baytown is located at the mouth of the San Jacinto River on Galveston Bay, 22 miles (35 km) east of Houston.
Baytown is a city within Harris County and partially in Chambers County in the Gulf Coast of Texas. Located within Houston, Woodlands and Sugar Land metropolitan area, it lies along both State Highway 146 and Interstate 10. It is the fourth-largest city within this metropolitan area. As of 2012, Baytown had a population of 73,238.
Demographics
In 2010, 71,802 people, 28,998 households, and 17,025 families resided in Baytown. The population density was 2,025.7 people per square mile (785.6/km2). There were 26,203 housing units at an average density of 802.4 per square mile (309.9/km2).
As of 2010, the racial demographics of Baytown was 62.9% White, 15.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 14.42% from other races and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 43.4% of the population.
Of the 23,483 households, 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were not families. About 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.32.
In Baytown, the population was distributed as 29.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in Baytown was $48,191, and for a family was $45,346. Males had a median income of $38,039 versus $25,012 for females. The per capita income for Baytown was $17,641. About 13.0% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those ages 65 or over.
Economy – Top 10 Employment Sectors
| Constructions | 20% | Professional Business Services | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 14% | Finance/Insurance/Real Estate | 6% |
| Retail Trade | 14% | Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Hunting/Mining | 4% |
| Education/Health/Social Services | 14% | Public Administration | 4% |
| Leisure/Hospitality | 10% | Transportation/Warehousing/Utilities | 3% |
Baytown’s anchors in the business community are ExxonMobil, Bayer and Cheveron Phillips. The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex, founded in 1919, is one of the world’s largest industrial complexes. The Baytown Refinery is the largest in the United States.The Bayer Baytown Industrial Park is the largest of Bayer’s U.S. chemical processing sites producing a variety of petrochemical products. The Cedar Bayou Chemical Plant is similarly Chevron Phillips largest manufacturing site.
The newest and growing industrial area is The Cedar Crossing Business Park. This area is quickly acquiring new tenants such as Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. and Samson Controls.
In addition to the heavy industry in the business community, major regional warehouse and distribution centers exist as well, including Home Depot and Walmart.
As of 2006 the largest taxpayers in Baytown are, ExxonMobil Company, CenterPoint Energy, Verizon Southwest, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Valero Marketing & Supply, Car Son Bay LP, Memorial NW Pavilion Trust, Camden Property Trust, and LCY Elastomers LP
Interesting Facts:
Many Singers were born in Baytown – Bobby Fuller (rock musician best known for his single “I Fought the Law”) Joe Tax (R&B singer back in the 1960’s)
Many Athletes were either born or when to school in Baytown – Kirk Botkin (former NFL player and collegiate football coach) Glenn Wilson (former Major League Baseball) Clint Stoerner (former Dallas Cowboy and University of Arkansas quarterback) Brain Johnson (former quarterback University of Utah) Drew Tate (former Iowa Quarterback and CFL member) Howard Sampson (former NFL Player) Ell Robertson III (former University of Kansas) Quentin Coryatt (former NFL player and Texas A&M Linebacker) Rocky Bernard (former NFL player for the New York Giants, Defensive Tackle)
Many wonderful actors lived in Baytown – Romany Malco (Actor/Rapper Was in the hit movie “40 Year Old Virgin, Baby Mama, Blades Of Glory & the Showtime show Weeds. Currently starring as “Zeke” in the box office hit “Think Like a Man”) Renee Zellweger (Oscar-winning actress. A resident until age 9, she lived in Chapparell Village) Wiliam Broyles Jr. (Oscar-winning screenwriter)
