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Burnet County

Texas · 57,015 residents (2025 est.) · 995 sq mi
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Burnet County is a county of 52,652 people in Texas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 18,505 people. That puts it in the top 5% of US counties for household income. The median age is 44.1, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 120%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
52,652
+54%since 2000
from 34,147 in 2000
57,015 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
53 / sq mi
+21%since 2009
from 44 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.1
+10%since 2000
from 40.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
995 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20K29K38K47K56K19902000201020202024Burnet County
202453K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(2,659)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(2,778)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(3,350)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(3,053)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(2,795)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411%(5,792)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(6,320)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.6%(5,604)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415%(7,875)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.1%(7,406)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.4%(3,875)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(1,145)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,732
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,921 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,029
+134%since 2000
from $18,850 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.4%
+26.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.0%
−2.9 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
+3%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade17.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Information12.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services2%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing1.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$344,000
+120%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,319
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $509 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 78.3% in 2000
23.7% rent
Vacancy rate
17.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.46 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.7%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 24.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 37.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.4
+48%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
81
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82%(28,017)
Black1.5%(500)
Hispanic / Latino14.8%(5,044)
Asian0.3%(89)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic70.7%(37,239)
Black1.2%(656)
Hispanic / Latino23.4%(12,318)
Asian0.7%(359)
Other4%(2,080)
Diversity Score
55
+29%since 2009
from 43 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−1%since 2020
from 28 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican20.4%(10,757)
Salvadoran0.4%(203)
Spaniard0.3%(146)
Cuban0.1%(67)
Puerto Rican0.1%(61)
Panamanian0.1%(55)
Honduran0.1%(43)
Peruvian0.1%(39)
Guatemalan0.1%(34)
Ecuadorian0.1%(34)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Korean0.2%(123)
Asian Indian0.2%(84)
Vietnamese0.1%(59)
Filipino0.1%(54)
Chinese0.1%(47)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(31)
Chamorro0%(14)
Ancestry
German15.1%(7,969)
English13.6%(7,150)
Irish10.7%(5,635)
American4.8%(2,543)
Scottish2.2%(1,166)
French1.9%(977)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(921)
Italian1.7%(896)
Polish1.2%(650)
Swedish1.1%(603)
Czech0.8%(421)
Norwegian0.7%(391)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.6%(294)
Welsh0.5%(248)
British0.4%(223)
Arab0.2%(129)
Finnish0.2%(95)
Portuguese0.2%(85)
Danish0.1%(76)
Hungarian0.1%(75)
Greek0.1%(66)
Russian0.1%(56)
Lithuanian0.1%(53)
West Indian0.1%(53)
Austrian0.1%(51)
Swiss0.1%(51)
Lebanese0.1%(35)
Ukrainian0.1%(30)
Serbian0.1%(28)
Brazilian0%(18)
Canadian0%(17)
Slovene0%(16)
Belgian0%(13)
Israeli0%(11)
Jordanian0%(10)
Haitian0%(6)
Slovak0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.5%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 17.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.1%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 77.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.4 min
+27%since 2000
from 23.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 72.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.4%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 5.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 59.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.9%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
8.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.3%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2012
from 18.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
18.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2013
from 19.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+20.7 ptssince 2017
from 71.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 94.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 88.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
83.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 85.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
15.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 14.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.1%(5,180)
Married62.8%(13,486)
Widowed3.2%(683)
Divorced9.9%(2,136)
Women 15+
Never married19.2%(4,296)
Married60.7%(13,575)
Widowed9.2%(2,054)
Divorced11%(2,455)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
18.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2013
from 19.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
44.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2020
from 48.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 24.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 4.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.3%
−3.9 ptssince 2020
from 65.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 35.4% 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)18.5%(645)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(759)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.7%(1,626)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(183)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(6)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,482 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Burnet County, Texas?

Burnet County, Texas has about 52,652 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Burnet County, Texas?

The typical household in Burnet County, Texas earns about $78,732 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Burnet County, Texas expensive?

In Burnet County, Texas, the median home is worth about $344,000, and the typical rent is about $1,319 a month.

How educated are people in Burnet County, Texas?

About 28.5% of adults age 25 and over in Burnet County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Burnet County, Texas?

About 8.0% of people in Burnet County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Burnet County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Burnet County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 29,975 residents, a change of about 132 percent over that period.

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