COMPARING TWO PLACES
Epps vs Bastrop
PLACE A
Epps, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Bastrop, Texas
Epps is 98% smaller than Bastrop. Bastrop earns more, with a median household income $27,884 higher. Bastrop has grown faster since 2000 (34% vs -58%).
EPPSBASTROPDIFFERENCE
Total population33413,383−98% vs Bastrop
Population density3461,451−1,105
Population growth-58.1%34.2%−92.3 pts
Median age41.940.2+1.7
Male70.2%44.7%+25.6 pts
Female29.8%55.3%−25.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.0%58.2%−4.3 pts
Black44.5%6.0%+38.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%29.7%−29.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other1.5%3.2%−1.7 pts
Median household income$53,667$81,551−$27,884
Per capita income$19,482$41,634−$22,152
Poverty rate15.5%7.2%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.389−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%35.0%−25.2 pts
Graduate degree5.8%12.2%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation28.6%68.0%−39.4 pts
Median home value$67,500$339,600−$272,100
Median gross rent$1,031$1,443−$412
Owner-occupied77.9%56.1%+21.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.8%3.6%+28.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.1%43.3%+4.8 pts
Average commute47.530.0+17.5
Worked from home8.5%10.9%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured1.8%11.4%−9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025