Camp SwiftTX
A town of 8,239.
Is Camp Swift a good place to live?
Camp Swift gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $208K, 2.1 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 415th of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Camp Swift’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Bastrop Lands, at 93 acres.
Camp Swift has grown 24% from 2010 to 2020
6,383 counted in 2010 and 7,943 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Camp Swift grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Camp Swift is from typical.
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Moving to Camp Swift: who provides what
Camp Swift is unincorporated, so Bastrop County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Camp Swift.
Camp Swift trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Austin and beyond.
For health, Camp Swift earns a C−
28% of Camp Swift adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Camp Swift beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 70% of Camp Swift adults had a checkup this year.
| Camp Swift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Camp Swift | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 27.5% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Camp Swift fall behind 74% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Bastrop ISD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Pines ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 896 | D |
| Bastrop County Juvenile Boot CampLargest public high schoolGrades 9 | Grades 9 | 1 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Camp Swift
Camp Swift has 246 jobs for its 2,881 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 460 in 2013 to 246.
Most working residents leave Camp Swift for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Camp Swift has lost 214 jobs, to 246 in 2023. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Camp Swift.
| Camp Swift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Camp Swift
The Elgin 1 N weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 117 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.5°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.4°.
Camp Swift has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Camp Swift is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Camp Swift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Camp Swift has set aside 4.4% of its land for conservation
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Camp Swift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Bastrop Lands | — | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Camp Swift, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Camp Swift sells for about $240K at the median
Homes are within reach (B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 31 miles. At 2.1 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 91% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
Camp Swift’s median rent is $1,352 a month.
| Camp Swift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,352 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Camp Swift
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Camp Swift; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Camp Swift residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Camp Swift for work
Where Camp Swift’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Camp Swift
Military facility and census-designated place in Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Camp Swift is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. Its population was 7,943 at the 2020 census. Camp Swift began as a United States Army training base built in 1942. It is named after Major General Eben Swift.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 440 ft
Camp Swift’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Camp Swift.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Swift | #415 | C− | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Circle D-KC Estates | #447 | D | C+ | — | C | C+ |
Camp Swift and Circle D-KC Estates report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Camp Swift with a neighbor →
Questions about Camp Swift
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Camp Swift, TX a good place to live?
Camp Swift grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #415 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Camp Swift, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $209,000, 30% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.