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Bastrop, Texas Population 2021

9,516

Bastrop is a city located in Bastrop County Texas. It is also the county seat of Bastrop County. With a 2020 population of 9,516, it is the 246th largest city in Texas and the 3208th largest city in the United States . Bastrop is currently growing at a rate of 1.46% annually and its population has increased by 31.84% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 7,218 in 2010. Bastrop reached it's highest population of 9,516 in 2021. Spanning over 11 miles, Bastrop has a population density of 876 people per square mile.

The average household income in Bastrop is $76,831 with a poverty rate of 13.17%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $970 per month, and the median house value is $196,400. The median age in Bastrop is 36.1 years, 34.4 years for males, and 39 years for females.

Bastrop Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Bastrop was:

White: 87.67%
Black or African American: 4.19%
Two or more races: 3.44%
Asian: 2.26%
Other race: 2.11%
Native American: 0.33%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.00%

The current population of Bastrop, Texas is 9,516 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates. The US Census estimates the 2018 population at 9,105.The last official US Census in 2010 recorded the population at 7,218.

Bastrop, Texas Population 2021

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage
White	7,694	87.67%
Black or African American	368	4.19%
Two or More Races	302	3.44%
Asian	198	2.26%
Some Other Race	185	2.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.33%

Bastrop Population by Race

Bastrop Population Pyramid $2021

Bastrop Population by Age

Bastrop Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Bastrop Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Male	75.4%	24.6%
Married	74.8%	25.2%
All	59.4%	40.6%
Non Family	41.5%	58.5%
Female	40.3%	59.7%

59.4%

Rate of Home Ownership

Bastrop Households and Families

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	3,109	2.63	59.4
Married	1,612	3.47	74.8
Non Family	1,058	1.16	41.5
Female	370	3.12	40.3
Male	69	3.12	75.4

3.34

Average Family Size

2.63

Average Household Size

Bastrop Households by Type

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	121	2.10%
9th to 12th Grade	285	4.95%
High School Graduate	1,410	24.48%
Some College	1,679	29.15%
Associates Degree	361	6.27%
Bachelors Degree	1,290	22.40%
Graduate Degree	614	10.66%

Bastrop Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Bastrop Educational Attainment by Race

Race	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	4,448	4,242	1,443
Hispanic	929	793	349
Black	239	169	23
Other Race	173	116	1
2+ Races	169	169	61
Asian	57	38	28
Native American	29	29

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 49.12%.

Bastrop Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$40,713	$42,433	$30,417
Less Than 9th Grade	$	$49,643	$
High School Graduate	$31,961	$33,596	$28,393
Some College	$32,656	$40,552	$25,709
Bachelors Degree	$53,150	$68,952	$42,826
Graduate Degree	$74,894	$105,015	$67,260

$40,713

Average Earnings

$42,433

Average Male

$30,417

Average Female

Bastrop Earnings by Educational Attainment

Bastrop Language by Age

Bastrop Language

87.77% of Bastrop residents speak only English, while 12.23% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 9.04% of the population.

Bastrop Language

Bastrop Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
White	5,738	740	12.90%
Hispanic	1,930	286	14.82%
Multiple	302	121	40.07%
Black	261	32	12.26%

13.17%

Overall Poverty Rate

13.39%

Male Poverty Rate

12.97%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Bastrop

The race most likely to be in poverty in Bastrop is Multiple, with 40.07% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Bastrop is Black, with 12.26% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.43%. Among those working part-time, it was 20.90%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 9.38%.

Bastrop Poverty

Name	Poverty
Some College	22.15%
Less Than 9th Grade	12.61%
High School	8.04%
Bachelors or Greater	1.12%

Bastrop Poverty Rate by Education

Rate	Poverty
Female Unemployed	37.04%
Male Unemployed	10.43%
Female Employed	9.48%
Male Employed	1.70%

Bastrop Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Bastrop Income by Household Type

Name	Median	Mean
Households	$56,425	$76,831
Families	$75,878	$96,058
Married Families	$83,478	-
Non Families	$26,223	$37,969

Income by Household Type

Bastrop Marital Status

Marriage Rates

51.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

56.4%

Male Marriage Rate

47.6%

Female Marriage Rate

Bastrop Married by Age and Sex

Bastrop Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Bastrop Marital Status by Race

Bastrop Marital Status

811

Number of Veterans

747

Male Veterans

Female Veterans

War	Veterans
Second Gulf War	368
First Gulf War	202
Vietnam	157
Korea	59
World War II	31

Bastrop Veterans by War

Age Group	Veterans
35 to 54	228
18 to 34	215
75+	148
65 to 74	120
55 to 64	100

Bastrop Veterans by Age

Name	Veterans	% of Total
White	728	12.78%
Hispanic	87	7.40%
2+ Races	49	20.42%
Native American	14	48.28%
Black	13	3.99%
Other Race	7	3.78%

Bastrop Veterans by Race

Bastrop Veterans by Education

25.27%

Veteran Poverty Rate

34.49%

Veteran Disability Rate

Bastrop Veterans by Education

55.6%

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Employment Rate

6.4%

Unemployment Rate

Bastrop Employment by Age

Bastrop Employment by Race

Bastrop Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

71.48%

Born in Bastrop

95.42%

Native Born

4.58%

Foreign Born

3.12%

Non Citizen

1.46%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

95.42% of Bastrop residents were born in the United States, with 71.48% having been born in Texas. 3.12% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Bastrop Place of Birth

Year	Population	Growth	Annual Growth Rate
2021	9,516	137	1.46%
2020	9,379	137	1.48%
2019	9,242	137	1.50%
2018	9,105	268	3.03%
2017	8,837	383	4.53%
2016	8,454	209	2.53%
2015	8,245	462	5.94%
2014	7,783	184	2.42%
2013	7,599	135	1.81%
2012	7,464	110	1.50%
2011	7,354	-17	-0.23%
2010	7,371	2,031	3.28%
2000	5,340	1,296	2.82%
1990	4,044	255	0.65%
1980	3,789	677	1.99%
1970	3,112	111	0.36%
1960	3,001	-175	-0.57%
1950	3,176		0.00%

Bastrop, Texas Population 2021

Bastrop Demographics

Bastrop, Texas Population 2021

Population by Race

Bastrop Population by Race

Bastrop Population Pyramid $2021

Bastrop Median Age

Bastrop Adults

Bastrop Age Dependency

Bastrop Sex Ratio

Bastrop Population by Age

Bastrop Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Bastrop Household Types

Bastrop Households and Families

Bastrop Households by Type

Bastrop Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Bastrop Educational Attainment by Race

Bastrop Educational Attainment by Race

Bastrop Earnings by Educational Attainment

Bastrop Language by Age

Bastrop Language

Bastrop Language

Bastrop Poverty by Race

Poverty in Bastrop

Bastrop Poverty

Bastrop Poverty Rate by Education

Bastrop Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Bastrop Income by Household Type

Income by Household Type

Bastrop Marital Status

Marriage Rates

Bastrop Married by Age and Sex

Bastrop Marriage

Bastrop Marital Status by Race

Bastrop Marital Status

Bastrop Veterans by War

Bastrop Veterans by Age

Bastrop Veterans by Race

Bastrop Veterans by Education

Bastrop Veterans by Education

Bastrop Employment by Age

Bastrop Employment by Race

Bastrop Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Place of Birth

Bastrop Place of Birth

Bastrop Population by Year