COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Burleson County

Texas · 13,625 residents · 659 sq mi

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Burleson County is a county of 13,625 people in Texas. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $41,500. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Texas median by roughly 27%. 22.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,625

−17%vs 2000

vs 16,470 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

659 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,015)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(950)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(966)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(994)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(885)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,847)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(1,845)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,176)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.1%(1,646)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,195)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(814)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(292)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,785

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,026 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,354

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,616 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.1%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,500

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $443 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69%(11,361)

Black14.8%(2,443)

Hispanic / Latino14.6%(2,411)

Asian0.2%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.8%(10,193)

Black17.8%(2,428)

Hispanic / Latino12%(1,629)

Asian0%(0)

Other7.4%(1,004)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.9%(3,751)

Central American0.8%(144)

South American0.7%(139)

Venezuelan0.7%(139)

Spaniard0.4%(83)

Puerto Rican0.3%(59)

Costa Rican0.3%(53)

Panamanian0.3%(52)

Salvadoran0.1%(25)

Nicaraguan0.1%(14)

Cuban0%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(72)

Filipino0.3%(57)

Asian Indian0.1%(27)

Korean0.1%(15)

Bangladeshi0%(4)

Ancestry

German18.6%(3,502)

Czech8.2%(1,551)

American7.6%(1,426)

English7.4%(1,404)

Irish6.3%(1,187)

French2.3%(439)

Polish1.5%(289)

Italian1.3%(254)

Scottish1.3%(254)

Swedish0.8%(144)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(113)

Greek0.5%(86)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(79)

Swiss0.3%(62)

West Indian0.3%(54)

Jamaican0.3%(52)

Subsaharan African0.3%(48)

Norwegian0.2%(42)

Dutch0.2%(40)

French Canadian0.2%(35)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Arab0.1%(19)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(17)

Danish0.1%(13)

Slovak0%(9)

Welsh0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.2%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.7 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married28.9%(2,157)

Married55.1%(4,115)

Widowed3.7%(277)

Divorced12.2%(914)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(1,595)

Married57.4%(4,540)

Widowed13.5%(1,068)

Divorced8.9%(704)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% 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)35.3%(370)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(230)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.5%(320)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,049 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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