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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bastrop is $22,134, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Bastrop median household income is $49,230, which has grown by 22.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bastrop residents spend 27.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #711

Bastrop, TX	22,134 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bastrop, TX	30,555 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bastrop, TX	31,591 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bastrop, TX	29,637 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #596

Bastrop, TX	49,230 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bastrop, TX	56,268 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #974

Bastrop, TX	22.43%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bastrop, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.08%	$3,611, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.76%	$19,144, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.42%	$2,588, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.81%	$15,804, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bastrop, TX	61,442 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bastrop, TX	68,543 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bastrop, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$49,506, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$34,483, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,017, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$55,156, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bastrop, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$21,607, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,813, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,905, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$31,204, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bastrop, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,141, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	2,843, 46.30%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,626, 57.19%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,626, 57.19%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,576, 96.92%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	50, 3.08%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,217, 42.81%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	3,298, 53.70%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,922, 58.28%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.42%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,908, 57.85%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,644, 86.16%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	264, 13.84%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,376, 41.72%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bastrop, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,208, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,419, 75.41%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	319, 9.94%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	66, 2.06%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	162, 5.05%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	59, 1.84%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	183, 5.70%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bastrop, TX	27.1 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bastrop, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,220	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	1,576, 48.94%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	339, 21.51%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	319, 20.24%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	279, 17.70%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 2.16%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	208, 13.20%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	277, 17.58%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,644, 51.06%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	657, 39.96%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	273, 16.61%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	689, 41.91%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25, 1.52%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bastrop, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,220, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	59, 1.83%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	204, 6.34%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	131, 4.07%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	64, 1.99%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	419, 13.01%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	255, 7.92%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	15, 0.47%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	167, 5.19%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	192, 5.96%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	587, 18.23%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	431, 13.39%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	555, 17.24%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	141, 4.38%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bastrop, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	641	9.20%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	66	3.92%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.