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11.5% of Bastrop, TX residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.5% less than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of Texas. 9.3% of high school graduates and 19.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 13.3%. For comparison, it was 44.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bastrop, TX
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bastrop:
11.5%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bastrop:
10.1%
Whole state:
6.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bastrop:
12.1%
Texas:
20.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bastrop:
18.1%
Texas:
17.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
13.3%
Residents above poverty level:
44.3%
Poverty by age in Bastrop, TX
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bastrop,TX (percentage below poverty level)
24.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
48.0%15 years
75.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
13.8%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
8.0%45 to 54 years
7.4%55 to 64 years
2.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bastrop,TX (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
35.1%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.0%18 to 24 years
10.6%25 to 34 years
9.8%35 to 44 years
17.1%45 to 54 years
10.8%55 to 64 years
10.7%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bastrop,TX (% below half of poverty level)
21.7%Under 6 years
19.9%6 to 11 years
15.8%12 to 17 years
4.3%18 to 24 years
17.4%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
7.1%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
0.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bastrop, TX
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bastrop, TX (%)
10.3%White
7.5%Black
0.0%American Indian
1.0%Asian
14.8%Other race
16.7%2+ races
21.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bastrop, TX (absolute numbers)
565White
48Black
0American Indian
2Asian
117Other race
3512+ races
677Hispanic
12.7%Below poverty level
87.3%Above poverty level
14.4%Below poverty level
85.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bastrop, TX
Children below poverty level:
Bastrop, Texas:
17.2%
State:
19.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bastrop:
9.3%
Texas:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bastrop:
19.1%
Texas:
23.8%
69.6%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
30.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
17.0%Worked part-time
83.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
10.7%1990 to 1994
21.4%1980 to 1989
19.0%1970 to 1979
9.5%1960 to 1969
29.8%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
9.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
8.2%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
7.5%1990 to 1994
22.5%1980 to 1989
16.7%1970 to 1979
9.9%1960 to 1969
8.2%1950 to 1959
6.1%1940 to 1949
15.7%1939 or earlier
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