COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bastrop County vs Lee County
PLACE A
Bastrop County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lee County, Alabama
Bastrop County is 37% smaller than Lee County. Bastrop County earns more, with a median household income $20,402 higher. Bastrop County has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 24%).
BASTROP COUNTYLEE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population118,908189,881−37% vs Lee County
Population density134313−179
Population growth31.1%24.2%+6.8 pts
Median age37.034.0+3.0
Male50.6%49.4%+1.2 pts
Female49.4%50.6%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born13.2%7.0%+6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.4%65.3%−20.9 pts
Black5.7%21.6%−15.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino45.0%5.4%+39.6 pts
Asian0.8%4.3%−3.6 pts
Other4.0%3.4%+0.7 pts
Median household income$86,226$65,824+$20,402
Per capita income$36,637$35,940+$697
Poverty rate10.2%18.9%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.494−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%42.4%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree9.0%19.3%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%3.5%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation62.5%60.3%+2.3 pts
Median home value$314,800$262,200+$52,600
Median gross rent$1,410$1,058+$352
Owner-occupied76.5%66.3%+10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%12.8%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%50.3%−15.5 pts
Average commute35.422.3+13.1
Worked from home15.7%9.5%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.7%−0.2 pts
Uninsured21.8%8.6%+13.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025