Bacliff is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Being a small town, Bacliff does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Bacliff who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.89% of the adults in Bacliff have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bacliff in 2022 was $28,425, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,700 for a family of four. However, Bacliff contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bacliff is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bacliff home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bacliff, accounting for 45.57% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bacliff residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bacliff include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Eastern European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Bacliff's cultural character, accounting for 15.11% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Bacliff is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
