Burnet is a city of 6,732 people in Texas. Growth has run 42% since 2000, or 1,997 more people. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. People stay put here: 76% were in the same home a year ago. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,587, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 130%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Burnet
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$34,069 → $87,587(+157%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate30.8% → 8.1%(−22.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,483 → $277,400(+171%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Burnet County
Burnet's population equals 13% of Burnet County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)38.7%(152)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(66)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.5%(112)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 393 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Burnet, decade by decade
Burnet population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,423
$34,069
$102,483
8.7%
38.0
2000
4,735
$49,354
$120,594
8.4%
51.1
2010
5,987
$66,734
$166,874
17.6%
53.8
2020
6,436
$78,959
$212,713
20.8%
59.0
2024
6,732
$87,587
$277,400
23.8%
49.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
