Bastrop is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,720 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Bastrop is the 255th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Bastrop, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Bastrop, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Bastrop’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Bastrop does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $81,551.00.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.93% 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.

In Bastrop, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The population of Bastrop is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.98% of adults in Bastrop have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bastrop in 2022 was $41,634, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,536 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 29.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bastrop include German, English, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Bastrop is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.