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30.16° N · 97.24° W · GEOID 4814986

Circle D-KC Estates

Bastrop County, Texas · part of the Austin, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

TexasCircle D-KC Estates, TXCircle D-KC EstatesCircle D-KC Estates

The short answer

Circle D-KC Estates is home to 3,135 people. Median household income is $93,958 a year and median rent is $1,410 a month, 18.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $385,100, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,410
3% above the median place
Median household income
$93,958
17% above the median place
Median home value
$385,100
21% above the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
12% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Circle D-KC Estates

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 300 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 351 Texas places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 379 Texas places.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 19.7% a year while household income rose 8%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2013, newer housing than in 99% of places its size.
  • 86% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Circle D-KC Estates

Bastrop County gains about 33.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,205
Moved out5,488
Net+2,717

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Travis County, TX3,9151,708+2,207
Lee County, TX84142−58
Fayette County, TX133

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$66K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bastrop County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bastrop County report $72,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $65,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$56,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,410 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,386 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $385,100.
Getting to work
47 minutes each way on average; 16.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Oroville East, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
33.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.9%
37% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$65,508
7% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCircle D-KC EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.9%37% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%11% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure33.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$72,0852% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$65,5087% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Circle D-KC Estates18.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$56,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.0%
12% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
8% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$82,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Circle D-KC Estates, $1,410 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Circle D-KC Estates, but easier on the budget

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PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Rochester, WA14.0% vs 18.0%n/aCompare
Finley, WA14.3% vs 18.0%n/aCompare
Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA14.6% vs 18.0%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Median year built1
2013
2% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.3%
30% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCircle D-KC EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,4103% above
Rent to income118.0%12% below
Property tax rate11.3%47% above
Home price to income14.1x8% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.13% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,81713% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,15858% above
Median home value1$385,10021% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.6%51% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure52.0%1% above
Homeownership186.3%30% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,38627% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.2%1% above
Median year built120132% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
47 min
88% above the median place
Works from home1
16.4%
31% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCircle D-KC EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$93,95817% above
Income per person1$42,1045% above
Unemployment1County figure4.3%12% below
Average annual pay5County figure$54,66817% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure1.0%73% below
Jobs5County figure23,42784% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.2%5% below
Mean commute147 min88% above
Works from home116.4%31% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 86.8%, 6% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
86.8%
6% below the median place
No health insurance1
11.2%
75% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
20.8%
35% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.3 +8%
Household size2.7 +8%
High school or higher93.2% +1%
Born abroad7.7% −13%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCircle D-KC EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,1356646th largest
Median age142.38% above
Bachelor's or higher120.8%35% below
High school or higher193.2%1% above
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad17.7%13% below
No health insurance111.2%75% above
Homes with broadband186.8%6% below
05

Life in Circle D-KC Estates

101 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.4 −43%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.4 −31%
Shops22.0 −27%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.9 −46%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
22.0
27% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
10.9
46% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
14.4
31% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCircle D-KC EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure31244% above
Public school students10County figure19,931307% above
Students per teacher10County figure17.312% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure14.431% below
Shops per 10k7County figure22.027% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure10.946% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k86.443% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure101above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 96°F, 10% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Circle D-KC Estates. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
96°F
10% above the median place
Average temperature11
69°F
25% above the median place
January average low11
40°F
58% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCircle D-KC EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure96°F10% above
January average low11County figure40°F58% above
Average temperature11County figure69°F25% above
Annual precipitation11County figure37.6 in14% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure81.212% below
Hurricane risk12County figure63.310% below
Tornado risk12County figure91.112% above
Wildfire risk12County figure71.817% above
Heat wave risk12County figure83.67% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure5323% above
Good air days13Metro figure43.6%36% below
08

Circle D-KC Estates in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$93,958 (2024)$121,000$102,500 to $143,000+4.3%
Median home value$385,100 (2024)$572,000$415,000 to $787,000+6.8%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Circle D-KC Estates

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Oroville East, CA$1,211$94,512Compare
Junction City, OR$1,316$85,595Compare
Ione, CA$1,477$91,495Compare
Addison, IL$1,245$90,431Compare
Addison, ILIone, CAJunction City, OROroville East, CACircle D-KC Estates, TXCircle D-KC EstatesOroville EastJunction CityIoneAddisonCircle D-KC EstatesOroville EastJunction CityIoneAddison

Common questions

Is Circle D-KC Estates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 300 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 351 Texas places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 379 Texas places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Circle D-KC Estates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $385,100.

What salary do you need to live in Circle D-KC Estates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Circle D-KC Estates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Oroville East, CA, Junction City, OR, Ione, CA and Addison, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Circle D-KC Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Circle D-KC Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/circle-d-kc-estates-texas

Citytistics. “Circle D-KC Estates, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/circle-d-kc-estates-texas/

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