Austin Real Estate

Bastrop County, Texas

 

County population in 2005: 69,932 (32% urban, 68% rural)

County owner-occupied houses and condos: 16,145
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,952
% of renters here:  20%
State:  36%
 Land area: 888 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.6 sq. mi.
 Population density: 79 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
 Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 8.5%
Bastrop County:  8.5%
Texas:  17.6%
 Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years ols
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 46 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)


Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  11.6%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  5.2%
Whole state:  6.7%
Type of workers:
  • Private wage or salary: 69%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
Races in Bastrop County, Texas:
  • White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
  • Hispanic (24.0%)
  • Black (8.8%)
  • Other race (7.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)  
Median resident age:  35.4 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years
 
Males: 29,638  (51.3%)
Females: 28,095  (48.7%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,873
County population in 2003: 66,848
Jobs in 2003: 12,571Total labor force in 2004: 33,157
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:
Bastrop County:  2.8 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $46,097
2005 median house value: $106,900
Median contract rent in 2005: $541
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $738
Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,992 ($43,578 in 2000)
This county  $45,992
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $127,254
Bastrop County  $127,254
Texas:  $106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $549
Institutionalized population: 1,950
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bastrop County in 2000: $922 Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 12
  • Assaults: 122
  • Burglaries: 559
  • Thefts: 491
  • Auto thefts: 100
 Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 155
  • Burglaries: 537
  • Thefts: 421
  • Auto thefts: 88


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 280 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2005: 269 buildings, average cost: $68,100
  • 2006: 226 buildings, average cost: $71,700
 
 2004 Presidential Election results in Bastrop County Texas:Bush/Cheney (Republican): 56.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.8%Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,727 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,475 (1.7%) Area name: Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bastrop County is $658 a month.

Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $804 a month.

Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1093 a month

Data pulled from www.city-data.com.  Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.  For more information or verification you are encouraged to go to www.city-data.com and other personal sources.