Elgin.
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Texas·Bastrop County
4 tracts·11K people·$326K median·1,594/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elgin is $326,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Elgin has 11,563 residents across 2 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.6; the population is 46.9% Hispanic or Latino, 33.0% White, 16.5% Black, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.1% Other and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
NEIDIG EL (27%), BOOKER T WASHINGTON EL (17%) and ELGIN EL (17%) lead the elementary schools; ELGIN MIDDLE (27%) and ELGIN INT (14%) lead the middle schools; ELGIN H S (19%) and PHOENIX H S (4%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,440/month, 9% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Elgin is $91,114 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Elgin, median rent is $1,440/month and the median home value is $326,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Elgin reported 2.7 violent crimes and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elgin are drought (86), tornado (85) and hail (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elgin, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).