COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Bastrop
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Bastrop, Texas
Monroe is 96% smaller than Bastrop. Bastrop earns more, with a median household income $27,604 higher. Bastrop has grown faster since 2000 (34% vs -14%).
MONROEBASTROPDIFFERENCE
Total population47913,383−96% vs Bastrop
Population density9701,451−481
Population growth-13.7%34.2%−47.9 pts
Median age36.740.2−3.5
Male51.7%44.7%+7.0 pts
Female48.3%55.3%−7.0 pts
Foreign-born1.4%6.4%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%58.2%+38.2 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%29.7%−27.1 pts
Asian0.3%2.9%−2.6 pts
Other0.6%3.2%−2.6 pts
Median household income$53,947$81,551−$27,604
Per capita income$30,200$41,634−$11,434
Poverty rate12.4%7.2%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.389+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%35.0%−19.4 pts
Graduate degree8.3%12.2%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%7.2%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation59.0%68.0%−9.0 pts
Median home value$174,000$339,600−$165,600
Median gross rent$854$1,443−$589
Owner-occupied72.0%56.1%+15.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%3.6%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%43.3%+8.0 pts
Average commute26.230.0−3.8
Worked from home4.4%10.9%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured9.8%11.4%−1.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025