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Bastrop County

Bastrop County boasts a new industrial park in Bastrop, location on a four-lane highway between Austin and Houston and proximity to the Austin airport. Elgin is building a network of wireless hotspots. The county also has several key components of the region's biosciences industry, including the M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center, University of Texas Science Park-Department of Veterinary Sciences and a growing number of life sciences companies located in the county.
  Bastrop County Austin MSA
Population 2009 19,194 1,705,075
Population growth 1999-2009 34.5% 41.4%
Land area (sq. mi.) 2000 888 4,224
Households 2008 25,145 657,357
Homeownership rate 2000 80.4% 58.2%
Median age 2000 35.4 30.9
High school grads 2000 76.9% 84.8%
College grads 2000 17.0% 36.7%
Labor force 2009 34,623 885,803
Unemployment rate 2009 7.8% 6.9%
Public school enrollment 2008-09 14,468 281,718
High school graduates 2008 803 14,685
Median household income 2007 $42,859 $46,263
Percapita income 2007 $17,537 $22,710
Retail sales 2008 (000s) $780.1 $26,729.8
Business
2007		 Firms 953 34,009
Employment 13,302 749,658
Avg. weekly wage $586 $899
Mfg. business
2007		 Firms 59 1,347
Employment 1,262 60,272
Avg. weekly wage $690 $1,540
Largest cities Elgin
Bastrop
Smithville 		Austin
Round Rock
San Marcos
Cedar Park
Georgetown
Pflugerville
Largest school districts Bastrop
Elgin
Smithville 		Austin
Round Rock
Leander
Pflugerville
Georgetown
Hays
Sources: Claritas/TradeDimensions for income; Texas Workforce Commission for labor force, unemployment, businesses, employees, and wages; Texas Education Agency for public school enrollment and graduates; Texas Comptroller for retail sales; and U.S. Bureau of the Census for all other data.
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