Bastrop County vs. Travis County

Bastrop County (TX)Travis County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)86,9761,248,743
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)17.2%21.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)74,2021,024,462
Population, Census, April 1, 201074,1711,024,266
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.4%21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.2%9.9%
Female persons, percent49.1%49.4%
White alone, percent87.5%79.9%
Black or African American alone, percent7.4%8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.0%1.2%
Asian alone, percent0.9%7.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent38.7%33.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent52.0%48.8%
Veterans, 2014-20187,22251,327
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.9%17.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)30,168527,803
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.5%52.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$160,100$298,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,410$1,938
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$515$766
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$960$1,232
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.9%39.8%
Building permits, 201815619,520
Households, 2014-201825,345458,484
Persons per household, 2014-20183.172.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.1%80.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201827.9%31.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.6%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.5%86.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.0%89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.4%48.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent21.8%14.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.9%72.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.3%65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)138,0153,726,774
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)155,0696,996,844
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)284,37112,281,855
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)867,77015,583,650
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,607$14,224
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.425.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,941$71,767
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,540$41,049
Persons in poverty, percent12.6%12.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,35535,717
Total employment, 201714,332599,954
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)495,19736,339,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.5%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,744125,798
All firms, 20126,046120,533
Men-owned firms, 20122,95464,679
Women-owned firms, 20122,32842,186
Minority-owned firms, 20121,75435,323
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,13479,883
Veteran-owned firms, 20126869,520
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,064105,236
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200713.2%13.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.6%28.2%
Population per square mile, 201083.51,034.4
Land area in square miles, 2010888.15990.20

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bastrop county (TX) and Travis county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.