Bastrop is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,679 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Bastrop is the 255th largest community in Texas. Bastrop has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Bastrop, where the median household income is $70,625.00. Bastrop real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Bastrop house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bastrop is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bastrop is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bastrop who work in management occupations (15.00%), sales jobs (10.85%), and office and administrative support (9.90%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Bastrop citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.64% of adults in Bastrop have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Bastrop in 2022 was $39,990, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,960 for a family of four. However, Bastrop contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bastrop is an extremely 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 White, followed by Black or 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 30.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bastrop include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Bastrop is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
