City in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana · 8.6 sq mi · 1,023 people per sq mi
8,756 people live in Bastrop. The typical household earns $32,605, and the median resident is 31.3 years old.
2026 projection
From 9,691 in 2020
Poverty rate 40.09%
Men 27.9 · Women 35.4
1860–2026
8,756
2026 projection
9.6% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates, including 2010–2020 intercensal estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1860–2026
8,756
2026 projection
9.6% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates, including 2010–2020 intercensal estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 8,756 | -152 | 1.71% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,908 | -100 | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 9,008 | -99 | 1.09% |
| 2023 | 9,107 | -107 | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 9,214 | -227 | 2.40% |
| 2021 | 9,441 | -250 | 2.58% |
| 2020 | 9,691 | -184 | 1.86% |
| 2019 | 9,875 | -171 | 1.70% |
| 2018 | 10,046 | -176 | 1.72% |
| 2017 | 10,222 | -99 | 0.96% |
Showing 10 of 31 years.
The 2020 row compares the April 1 Census count with the July 1, 2019 estimate (about nine months). Its Growth and Annual change therefore do not represent a full year.
Bastrop has a population change lower than Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, and the U.S.
Change from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 population estimates—not annualized growth or site projections.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. totals are summed from the 50 states and D.C.; unavailable comparisons are omitted.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 92 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 2 residents
22% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| Never married | 50% | 55% | 46% |
| Divorced | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| Widowed | 7% | 2% | 11% |
| Separated | 5% | 4% | 6% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
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