CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Burnet

Texas · 3,423 residents · 10.5 sq mi

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With 3,423 people, Burnet is a city in Texas. The poverty rate is 30.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 47% less than in Texas as a whole. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $42,700. Households take in $14,195 at the median, 53% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,423

−28%vs 2000

vs 4,735 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(275)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(246)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(273)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(240)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(173)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(503)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.3%(319)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(296)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(285)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(372)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.1%(346)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(95)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,195

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,093 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,783

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,749 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.8%

+16.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $467 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.9%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.9% in 2000

35.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.3%(3,519)

Black5.2%(248)

Hispanic / Latino19%(898)

Asian0.4%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.5%(2,994)

Black2.3%(79)

Hispanic / Latino13.8%(473)

Asian0.6%(19)

Other9.7%(331)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.4%(905)

Central American0.4%(27)

South American0.3%(23)

Honduran0.3%(22)

Peruvian0.2%(13)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Venezuelan0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.9%(59)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Samoan0.1%(7)

Chamorro0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German17.6%(1,182)

English12.3%(829)

Irish7.7%(520)

American4.4%(293)

French2.7%(182)

Scottish2.5%(170)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(109)

Swedish1.5%(104)

Czech1.4%(96)

Polish1.4%(91)

Norwegian1%(70)

Dutch0.7%(45)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.6%(41)

Italian0.5%(35)

Greek0.5%(34)

Portuguese0.3%(22)

British0.3%(20)

Russian0.2%(14)

Subsaharan African0.2%(13)

Arab0.1%(10)

Jordanian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

West Indian0.1%(6)

Haitian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.5%(1,005)

Married49.6%(1,330)

Widowed1.2%(31)

Divorced11.7%(313)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(838)

Married47.3%(1,426)

Widowed10.8%(325)

Divorced14.2%(427)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−16.5 ptssince 2013

from 25.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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