COMPARING TWO PLACES
Claiborne vs Bastrop
PLACE A
Claiborne, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Bastrop, Texas
Claiborne and Bastrop are close in size. Bastrop earns more, with a median household income $9,131 higher. Bastrop has grown faster since 2000 (34% vs 10%).
CLAIBORNEBASTROPDIFFERENCE
Total population13,30813,383−1% vs Bastrop
Population density1,3371,451−114
Population growth9.8%34.2%−24.5 pts
Median age36.240.2−4.0
Male47.4%44.7%+2.7 pts
Female52.6%55.3%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born3.9%6.4%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%58.2%+28.0 pts
Black7.4%6.0%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%29.7%−27.1 pts
Asian2.4%2.9%−0.5 pts
Other1.4%3.2%−1.8 pts
Median household income$72,420$81,551−$9,131
Per capita income$36,751$41,634−$4,883
Poverty rate11.3%7.2%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.389+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%35.0%+0.5 pts
Graduate degree10.1%12.2%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%7.2%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation66.0%68.0%−2.0 pts
Median home value$219,200$339,600−$120,400
Median gross rent$1,206$1,443−$237
Owner-occupied69.0%56.1%+12.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%3.6%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.8%43.3%+7.5 pts
Average commute19.430.0−10.6
Worked from home9.8%10.9%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured5.7%11.4%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024