Bastrop is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,519 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Bastrop is the 323rd largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bastrop is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bastrop is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bastrop who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.67%), sales jobs (11.11%), and management occupations (8.34%).

One downside of living in Bastrop is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bastrop, the average commute to work is 30.72 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Bastrop is a very car-oriented city. 96.85% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Bastrop is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Bastrop has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Bastrop is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Bastrop Information and Demographics

The education level of Bastrop citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 26.74% of adults in Bastrop have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bastrop in 2000 was $19,862, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,448 for a family of four.

Bastrop is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bastrop home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bastrop is White, followed by African-American. Bastrop also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.81% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Bastrop include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Bastrop is English. Some people also speak Spanish.