COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forest vs Bastrop
PLACE A
Forest, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Bastrop, Texas
Forest is 98% smaller than Bastrop.
FORESTBASTROPDIFFERENCE
Total population25913,383−98% vs Bastrop
Population density1,1071,451−344
Population growth–34.2%–
Median age31.740.2−8.5
Male62.9%44.7%+18.3 pts
Female37.1%55.3%−18.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%58.2%+41.8 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%29.7%−29.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Median household income–$81,551–
Per capita income$17,792$41,634−$23,842
Poverty rate18.1%7.2%+10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5220.389+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%35.0%−35.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation43.6%68.0%−24.4 pts
Median home value$84,600$339,600−$255,000
Median gross rent–$1,443–
Owner-occupied100.0%56.1%+43.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%3.6%+12.7 pts
Rent-burdened households–43.3%–
Average commute–30.0–
Worked from home0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024