39.7% of Bastrop, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.2% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 28.1% of high school graduates and 49.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 42.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 61.4%. For comparison, it was 28.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bastrop, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bastrop:
39.7%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bastrop:
11.9%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bastrop:
42.3%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bastrop:
14.6%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
61.4%
Residents above poverty level:
28.7%
Poverty by age in Bastrop, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bastrop,LA (percentage below poverty level)
64.2%Under 5 years
48.6%5 years
54.3%6 to 11 years
57.5%12 to 14 years
67.2%15 years
34.0%16 and 17 years
38.7%18 to 24 years
24.4%25 to 34 years
40.8%35 to 44 years
18.4%45 to 54 years
32.2%55 to 64 years
34.4%65 to 74 years
18.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bastrop,LA (percentage below poverty level)
13.6%Under 5 years
84.1%5 years
57.9%6 to 11 years
74.4%12 to 14 years
8.5%15 years
42.3%16 and 17 years
55.3%18 to 24 years
54.2%25 to 34 years
31.9%35 to 44 years
38.8%45 to 54 years
28.7%55 to 64 years
45.5%65 to 74 years
20.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bastrop,LA (% below half of poverty level)
12.8%Under 6 years
18.0%6 to 11 years
14.6%12 to 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
23.6%25 to 34 years
13.8%35 to 44 years
7.5%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
4.3%65 to 74 years
0.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bastrop, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bastrop, LA (%)
23.0%White
45.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
100.0%Other race
7.0%2+ races
14.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bastrop, LA (absolute numbers)
393White
3,191Black
40.0%Below poverty level
60.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bastrop, LA
Children below poverty level:
Bastrop, Louisiana:
50.4%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bastrop:
28.1%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bastrop:
49.2%
Louisiana:
33.4%
20.5%Married-couple family
6.7%Male, no wife present
72.8%Female, no husband present
4.5%Worked full-time, year-round
14.3%Worked part-time
81.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
47.8%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
52.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
7.6%1980 to 1989
24.1%1970 to 1979
22.7%1960 to 1969
23.3%1950 to 1959
11.7%1940 to 1949
5.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.4%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
6.7%1980 to 1989
22.2%1970 to 1979
22.2%1960 to 1969
23.2%1950 to 1959
11.8%1940 to 1949
8.9%1939 or earlier
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