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Bastrop Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bastrop Area is $17,969, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bastrop Area median household income is $28,304. On average Bastrop Area residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #819

Bastrop Area	17,969 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bastrop Area	23,073 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bastrop Area	26,571 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bastrop Area	20,294 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #859

Bastrop Area	28,304 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bastrop Area	45,363 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Bastrop Area		-9.47%
Louisiana		38.15%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Bastrop Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Louisiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bastrop Area		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.10%	$16,199, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.00%	$14,828, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.24%	$3,233, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.80%	$18,828, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bastrop Area	39,695 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bastrop Area	57,166 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bastrop Area	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$40,441, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$21,347, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$10,000, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$15,781, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
Two or More Races	$20,208, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bastrop Area	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$19,722, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,973, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,528, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$24,558, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bastrop Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	21,341, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	10,045, 47.07%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,249, 52.25%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.18%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,231, 52.08%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,425, 84.59%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	806, 15.41%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,796, 47.75%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	11,296, 52.93%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,602, 49.59%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,602, 49.59%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,281, 94.27%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	321, 5.73%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,694, 50.41%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bastrop Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,526, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,322, 87.36%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	846, 8.88%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	15, 0.16%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	106, 1.11%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	136, 1.43%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	101, 1.06%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bastrop Area	24.6 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bastrop Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,706	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	4,425, 45.59%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	783, 17.69%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	596, 13.47%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	573, 12.95%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	165, 3.73%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	469, 10.60%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,435, 32.43%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	5,281, 54.41%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,625, 30.77%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,392, 26.36%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,757, 33.27%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 0.38%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.45%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	431, 8.16%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bastrop Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,706, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	385, 3.97%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	575, 5.92%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,282, 13.21%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	164, 1.69%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,333, 13.73%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	405, 4.17%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	146, 1.50%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	538, 5.54%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	528, 5.44%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,768, 28.52%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	494, 5.09%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	608, 6.26%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	480, 4.95%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bastrop Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,203	27.28%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,536	22.78%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.