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Baytown, Texas
14,169 Black residents · 16.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 83,701 people in Baytown, Texas, and 14,169 of them — 16.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Baytown is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 83,701 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 14,169 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 16.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 34 of 1860 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Baytown: 11,101 Black residents in 2010 and 14,169 in 2020. The population grew by 27.6%, and the Black share in Baytown moved from 15.5% to 16.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Baytown among Texas's 1860 counted places, at rank 34 by Black population on a count of 14,169. The figures for Baytown are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Baytown, a place of 83,701, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Baytown itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.