Bastrop

Population: 9,408
Median household income: $30,069
Median home value: $85,400

Located in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, Bastrop is a community with a population of 9,408. The median household income of $30,069 is below the Morehouse Parish median ($36,981).

From 2019 to 2023, Bastrop's population declined 8.8% from 10,311 to 9,408, while its median home value rose 18.3% from $72,200 to $85,400.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 79.2% of the population. 75.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,408
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $30,069
Median home value: $85,400
Median gross rent: $828
Housing units: 4,469
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,3119,408

Median household income

$20,117$30,069

Median home value

$72,200$85,400

Median gross rent

$559$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,311	$20,117	$72,200	$559
2020	10,060	$23,153	$82,300	$567
2021	9,879	$23,955	$82,000	$650
2022	9,623	$29,286	$85,600	$737
2023	9,408	$30,069	$85,400	$828

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	836	8.9%
5 to 17	1,864	19.8%
18 to 24	1,124	11.9%
25 to 34	1,069	11.4%
35 to 44	1,127	12.0%
45 to 54	1,281	13.6%
55 to 64	886	9.4%
65 to 74	815	8.7%
75 and over	406	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,608	17.1%
Black or African American	7,451	79.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	139	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's42.3%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,025	18.4%
High school graduate	1,906	34.1%
Some college or associate's	2,364	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	152	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	137	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,541	75.5%
Carpooled	317	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	344	10.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	162	4.8%
Other means	3	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,474	46.0%
15 to 29 min	652	20.3%
30 to 44 min	456	14.2%
45 to 59 min	407	12.7%
60+ min	216	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 42.4% (3,876 of 9,139)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,186	60.7%
Nonfamily households	1,417	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,603	80.6%
Vacant	866	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,765	49.0%
Renter-occupied	1,838	51.0%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,503	78.4%
1-unit, attached	73	1.6%
2 to 4 units	182	4.1%
5 to 19 units	81	1.8%
20 or more units	110	2.5%
Mobile home & other	520	11.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2204685
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.7749, -91.9078