Burleson vs Cleburne

A side-by-side comparison of Burleson and Cleburne: population, income, housing, and more.

Burleson and Cleburne are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burleson has the higher population (50,981 vs 32,966 in Cleburne). Burleson has the higher median household income ($94,162 vs $66,324 in Cleburne). Burleson has the higher median home value ($282,900 vs $200,900 in Cleburne).

Population, income & housing

	Burleson	Cleburne
Population	50,981	32,966
Median age	34.9 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,162	$66,324
Median home value	$282,900	$200,900
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,283
Housing units	18,280	12,232
Homeownership rate	71.3%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burleson	Cleburne
Population	45,862 → 50,981 (+11.2%)	30,289 → 32,966 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$79,784 → $94,162 (+18.0%)	$50,848 → $66,324 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$184,600 → $282,900 (+53.3%)	$112,700 → $200,900 (+78.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,665 (+34.1%)	$947 → $1,283 (+35.5%)

Burleson

Population

45,86250,981

Median household income

$79,784$94,162

Median home value

$184,600$282,900

Median gross rent

$1,242$1,665

Cleburne

Population

30,28932,966

Median household income

$50,848$66,324

Median home value

$112,700$200,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,283

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burleson	Cleburne
Under 5	7.1%	8.6%
5 to 17	22.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.8%
75 and over	5.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burleson	Cleburne
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	57.8%
Black or African American	5.2%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	31.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burleson	Cleburne
No high school diploma	6.0%	15.9%
High school graduate	28.5%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burleson	Cleburne
Drove alone	83.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	10.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	2.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burleson	Cleburne
1-unit, detached	82.0%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	8.4%
20 or more units	4.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Burleson	Cleburne
Poverty rate	8.1%	12.0%
Average household size	2.91	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	2002	1981