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Bayou Vista, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Bayou Vista is a Census city of 1,754 people across 0.32 square miles of land, in Galveston County. Median household income is $120,455, 89.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bayou Vista
What Bayou Vista is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.32 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,542
- County holding the largest share of its areaGalveston County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bayou Vista
How many people live in Bayou Vista
- Population1,754
- Median age58.5
- Population under 1879 plus or minus 64
- Share under 184.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Population 65 and over554
- Share 65 and over31.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Households940
- Family households587 plus or minus 137
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bayou Vista
- Median household income$120,455 plus or minus $30,187
- Per capita income$67,905
- Civilian labor force865 plus or minus 225
- Employed826 plus or minus 207
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over1,561
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bayou Vista
- Housing units1,151
- Occupied units940
- Vacant units211 plus or minus 98
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied839 plus or minus 169
- Renter occupied101 plus or minus 58
- Ownership rate89.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$375,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,083 plus or minus $1,628
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Single family units1,123
- Share single family97.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more2.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bayou Vista gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute719 plus or minus 195
- Commuting under 15 minutes99 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more361 plus or minus 148
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.2 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bayou Vista
Flood risk in Bayou Vista
- NFIP communityCity of Bayou Vista
- NFIP community number481589
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/19
The City of Bayou Vista participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481589 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Galveston County, not Bayou Vista
Galveston County context, not Bayou Vista figures
- Establishments in Galveston County6,597
- Covered employment, Galveston County122,734
- Average annual pay, Galveston County$62,650
- Housing units permitted, Galveston County3,148
Every figure in this section is published for Galveston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bayou Vista.
All Galveston County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bayou Vista questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bayou Vista, Texas?
1,754, in 940 households. Bayou Vista city covers 0.32 square miles of land, which is 5,542 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bayou Vista in?
Galveston County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bayou Vista?
$120,455. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $375,600. Median gross rent is $2,083 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bayou Vista in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bayou Vista appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bayou Vista, city of, community 481589, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bayou Vista figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Galveston County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bayou Vista.
Is zoning published for Bayou Vista?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.