COMPARING TWO PLACES
Start vs Bastrop
PLACE A
Start, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Bastrop, Texas
Start is 94% smaller than Bastrop. Start earns more, with a median household income $28,727 higher. Bastrop has grown faster since 2000 (34% vs 9%).
STARTBASTROPDIFFERENCE
Total population85213,383−94% vs Bastrop
Population density2421,451−1,209
Population growth8.5%34.2%−25.7 pts
Median age50.140.2+9.9
Male53.8%44.7%+9.1 pts
Female46.2%55.3%−9.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%58.2%+31.6 pts
Black5.9%6.0%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%29.7%−28.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other3.5%3.2%+0.3 pts
Median household income$110,278$81,551+$28,727
Per capita income$53,534$41,634+$11,900
Poverty rate7.7%7.2%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.389Even
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%35.0%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree6.4%12.2%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%7.2%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation66.9%68.0%−1.2 pts
Median home value$162,100$339,600−$177,500
Median gross rent$682$1,443−$761
Owner-occupied81.8%56.1%+25.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households29.2%43.3%−14.1 pts
Average commute27.530.0−2.5
Worked from home8.0%10.9%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work5.5%1.2%+4.3 pts
Uninsured6.9%11.4%−4.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024