COMPARING TWO PLACES
Crossett vs Bastrop
PLACE A
Crossett, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Bastrop, Texas
Crossett is 67% smaller than Bastrop. Bastrop earns more, with a median household income $36,879 higher. Bastrop has grown faster since 2000 (34% vs -12%).
CROSSETTBASTROPDIFFERENCE
Total population4,45413,383−67% vs Bastrop
Population density6221,451−829
Population growth-12.4%34.2%−46.7 pts
Median age44.840.2+4.6
Male45.6%44.7%+1.0 pts
Female54.4%55.3%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.8%58.2%−6.4 pts
Black42.6%6.0%+36.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%29.7%−28.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other4.4%3.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$44,672$81,551−$36,879
Per capita income$28,132$41,634−$13,502
Poverty rate22.0%7.2%+14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.389+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%35.0%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree5.8%12.2%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%7.2%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation48.4%68.0%−19.6 pts
Median home value$114,600$339,600−$225,000
Median gross rent$707$1,443−$736
Owner-occupied54.5%56.1%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%3.6%+14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households49.0%43.3%+5.7 pts
Average commute18.430.0−11.6
Worked from home5.7%10.9%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured14.0%11.4%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025