Editing Bastrop, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1107
|1870= 1199
|1880= 1546
|1890= 1634
|1900= 2145
|1910= 1707
|1920= 1828
|1930= 1895
|1940= 1976
|1950= 3176
|1960= 3001
|1970= 3112
|1980= 3789
|1990= 4044
|2000= 5340
|2010= 7218
|2020= 9688
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse" />
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus" />
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Bastrop racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name="Lvg4I"/><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref name="RpFHS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|website=Census.gov}}</ref><ref name="KcwsQ"/>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|5,581
|57.61%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|965
|9.96%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|35
|0.36%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|228
|2.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|15
|0.15%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|60
|0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|392
|4.05%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|2,412
|24.9%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''9,688'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,688 people, 3,188 households, and 2,022 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  5340 people resided in Bastrop, in 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density was {{convert|734.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2,239 housing units averaged 308.1 per square mile (118.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 72.3% White, 17.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, 0.7% Native American, 7.0% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. About 17.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,034 households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3%  were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was distributed as 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,212, and for a family was $49,258. Males had a median income of $34,388 versus $27,582 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,862; 11.7% of the population and 10.1% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Of the total population, 15.6% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.