Bastrop County, TX

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2023 Population

102,370

4% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.5

1.32% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

12.4%

4.02% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$82,730

3.22% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$269,500

14.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

46,400

2.27% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Bastrop County, TX had a population of 102k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $82,730. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bastrop County, TX grew from 98,435 to 102,370, a 4% increase and its median household income grew from $80,151 to $82,730, a 3.22% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bastrop County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (19%), Other (Hispanic) (12.9%), White (Hispanic) (10.8%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.72%).

None of the households in Bastrop County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.3% of the residents in Bastrop County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bastrop County, TX are The Art Institute of Austin (451820) (29 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Bastrop County, TX was $269,500, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%.

Most people in Bastrop County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Bastrop County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Bastrop County, TX borders Caldwell County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Lee County, TX, Travis County, TX, and Williamson County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Bastrop County, TX is home to a population of 102k people, from which 90.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 13.5% of Bastrop County, TX residents were born outside of the country (13.9k people).

In 2023, there were 2.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.8k people) in Bastrop County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.4k Two+ (Hispanic) and 13.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.3%

2023 Citizenship

91.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90.3% of Bastrop County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bastrop County, TX was 91.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bastrop County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bastrop County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
46.8k ± 833
Two+ (Hispanic)
19.4k ± 2.44k
Other (Hispanic)
13.2k ± 2.02k

44%

Hispanic Population

45k people

44% of the people in Bastrop County, TX are hispanic (45k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bastrop County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

13.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

13.9k people

12.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

12.1k people

As of 2023, 13.5% of Bastrop County, TX residents (13.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bastrop County, TX was 12.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bastrop County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,286 ± 384
Gulf War (2001-)
1,919 ± 463
Gulf War (1990s)
1,363 ± 381

Bastrop County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bastrop County, TX employs 46.4k people. The largest industries in Bastrop County, TX are Construction (6,624 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,067 people), and Retail Trade (4,824 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($70,278), Public Administration ($67,609), and Wholesale Trade ($67,143).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

46.4k

2023 Value

± 2,219

2.27%

1 Year growth

± 6.69%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bastrop County, TX grew at a rate of 2.27%, from 45.4k employees to 46.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bastrop County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (5,450 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,734 people), and Management Occupations (4,719 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bastrop County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

46.4k

2023 Value

± 2,219

2.27%

1 Year growth

± 6.69%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bastrop County, TX grew at a rate of 2.27%, from 45.4k employees to 46.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bastrop County, TX, are Construction (6,624 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,067 people), and Retail Trade (4,824 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bastrop County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bastrop County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,993

Median earning men ± $3,183

$40,540

Median earning women ± $2,876

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($93,274), Public Administration ($70,250), and Wholesale Trade ($65,893).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($106,250), Information ($67,549), and Public Administration ($63,420).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

236
Construction
109
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
107
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$155k
Retail Trade
$105k
Construction
$97.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bastrop County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 56% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.45%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bastrop County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 56% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Bastrop County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Bastrop County, TX awarded 29 degrees. The student population of Bastrop County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 47 male students and 31 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bastrop County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (11 and 39.3%), followed by White (10 and 35.7%), Black or African American (6 and 21.4%), and Asian (1 and 3.57%).

The largest universities in Bastrop County, TX by number of degrees awarded are The Art Institute of Austin (451820) (29 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bastrop County, TX are Game & Interactive Media Design (8 and 27.6%), Multimedia (5 and 17.2%), and Recording Arts Technology (3 and 10.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 78 students enrolled in Bastrop County, TX, 60.3% men and 39.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 31 records, of which 35.5% were women and 64.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Game & Interactive Media Design
8 degrees awarded
Multimedia
5 degrees awarded
Recording Arts Technology
3 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bastrop County, TX was Game & Interactive Media Design with 8 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bastrop County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

The Art Institute of Austin (451820)

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

29 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The Art Institute of Austin (451820) with 29 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 17 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bastrop County, TX, which is 1.42 times more than the 12 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 11 degrees mean that there were 1.1 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 10 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($20,700) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($94) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bastrop County, TX was $269,500 in 2023, which is 0.888 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $235,900 to $269,500, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Bastrop County, TX is 75.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Bastrop County, TX have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bastrop County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bastrop County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.54%.

Housing

Property

$269,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,063

$26,625

Median Property Taxes

±$1,378

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bastrop County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bastrop County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.7%

Homeownership

2023

67.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.7% of the housing units in Bastrop County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bastrop County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9507

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Bastrop County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,730

Median Household Income

± $6,323

35.2k

Number of Households

± 1,892

In 2023, the median household income of the 35.2k households in Bastrop County, TX grew to $82,730 from the previous year's value of $80,151.

The following chart displays the households in Bastrop County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bastrop County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71.9%)
Worked At Home (13.6%)
Carpooled (10.2%)

In 2023, 71.9% of workers in Bastrop County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who carpooled to work (10.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bastrop County, TX have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.21% of the workforce in Bastrop County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bastrop County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bastrop County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bastrop County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bastrop County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.54%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bastrop County, TX (12.3k out of 99.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bastrop County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.1% of the children was living in poverty in Bastrop County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

79.1% of the population of Bastrop County, TX has health coverage, with 42.3% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 1.7% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bastrop County, TX see 3817 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.25% increase from the previous year (3697 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3002 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1570 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,817 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bastrop County, TX

Primary care physicians in Bastrop County, TX see an average of 3,817 patients per year. This represents a 3.25% increase from the previous year (3,697 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bastrop County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

20.9%

Uninsured

42.3%

Employer Coverage

12.9%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

1.7%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bastrop County, TX grew by 8.98% from 19.2% to 20.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bastrop County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 51.3 in Bastrop County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bastrop County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.7% in Bastrop County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bastrop County, TX.