COMPARING TWO PLACES
Burton vs Flint
PLACE A
Burton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Flint, Michigan
Burton is 100% smaller than Flint. Burton earns more, with a median household income $38,604 higher. Burton has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -21%).
BURTONFLINTDIFFERENCE
Total population28879,306−100% vs Flint
Population density2432,372−2,128
Population growth-1.0%-20.7%+19.7 pts
Median age59.136.9+22.2
Male43.1%50.1%−7.0 pts
Female56.9%49.9%+7.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%33.4%+44.7 pts
Black17.8%55.3%−37.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other4.0%6.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$76,250$37,646+$38,604
Per capita income$45,218$21,720+$23,498
Poverty rate10.9%34.1%−23.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%14.2%+7.8 pts
Graduate degree2.7%4.9%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%14.8%−11.7 pts
Labor force participation62.0%54.5%+7.6 pts
Median home value$275,000$53,500+$221,500
Median gross rent$983$915+$68
Owner-occupied84.3%53.8%+30.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.9%19.7%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%52.0%−37.7 pts
Average commute21.422.7−1.3
Worked from home19.5%8.5%+11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured0.6%5.4%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025