Bastrop County Information
Bastrop in
Texas occupies
896 square miles and has a 2006 population of
71,684, a change from a 2000 population of
57,716 and
38,263 in 1990.
13.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15.1% percent is 25-35, and
15% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
201 acts of violent crime reported in
Bastrop in 2004, a change from
163 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,603 people:
4.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Bastrop, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bastrop | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 896 sq. miles | Ranked 983 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 71,684 | Ranked 727 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 69,810 | |
| Population 2000 | 57,716 | Ranked 827 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 38,263 | Ranked 1,047 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 88.6% | |
| African American | 8.8% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 201 | 163 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 9 | |
| Robberies | 11 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 180 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,088 | 1,482 |
| Burglaries | 677 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,280 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 131 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 35,021 | 29,667 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,603 | 1,032 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6% | 3.5% |
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