Being a small city, Bastrop does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Bastrop have a very low rate of college education: just 6.64% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Bastrop in 2022 was $16,783, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,132 for a family of four. However, Bastrop contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bastrop also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.71% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Bastrop is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bastrop home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bastrop residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bastrop include Italian, English, Irish, German, and French.
The most common language spoken in Bastrop is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
