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Bayou Vista

Texascity

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Total population

1,754

Median home value

$375,600

31.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$120,455

Bayou Vista$120k
National$74k

Founded

1985

Air quality index

34Good
Elevation1 m
Land area1.17 km²
Weather79°F · Mostly Clear then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates29.33°, -94.94°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Air Quality Alert · Unknown
    Air Quality Alert issued September 21 at 2:57PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Founded
1985
Elevation
1 m
Area
1.17 km²
Official website
bayouvista.us

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bayou Vista is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,763 at the 2020 census. It received severe damage from Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008.

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History & geography

Geography

Bayou Vista is located at (29.325979, –94.939502). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 29.15%, is water.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Median age
58.5
Median home value
$375,600
Housing units
1,151
Poverty rate
7.6%
Unemployment
4.5%

Race & ethnicity

White
87.6%
Black
0.4%
Asian
1.4%
Hispanic
14.1%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
29.3256
Longitude
-94.9392
Water area
0.13 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
79°F
Mostly Clear then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday
93°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday Night
80°F
Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday
93°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
81°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
92°F
Sunny

Forecast for Bayou Vista, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.6%
Diabetes
8.3%
Adult obesity
30.2%
Binge drinking
22.1%
Adult smoking
11.2%
No leisure activity
19.2%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,042,116
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Gull
    Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    34,815
  • Brown Pelican
    Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    30,598
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    29,527
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    24,403
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24,226
  • White Ibis
    Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23,069
  • Snowy Egret
    Egretta thula (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    21,777
  • Neotropic Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    20,372

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

S
Stone Phillips
American TV news anchor
J
Joe Caldwell
American basketball player (born 1941)
Charles Brown
Charles Brown
American blues singer and pianist (1922-1999)
Jeff Gray
Jeff Gray
American baseball player (1981-)
Cliff Bruner
Cliff Bruner
American musician (1915–2000)
Kevin Hannan
Kevin Hannan
American linguist (1954-2008)
D
David Self
American screenwriter
M
Mike McFarland
American actor
Ron Raines
Ron Raines
American actor and singer
Andy Hassler
Andy Hassler
American baseball player (1951-2019)
A
Anthony Dickerson
American football player (1957-2019)
M
Mark Gimenez
American writer
B
Ben Emanuel
American football player
B
Billy Smith
pitcher
C
Claude Terrell
American football player
D
D. J. Johnson
American football cornerback

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,726

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
195
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bayou Vista

American Film
American Film
American Film Institute · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Site
Highland Bayou at FM 646 nr Santa Fe, TX
Distance
9.8 mi
Gage height
10.54 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-13 20:30 UTC.

Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET