Burleson vs Joshua

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

Burleson and Joshua 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 8,279 in Joshua). Burleson has the higher median household income ($94,162 vs $60,466 in Joshua). Burleson has the higher median home value ($282,900 vs $271,000 in Joshua).

Population, income & housing

	Burleson	Joshua
Population	50,981	8,279
Median age	34.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$94,162	$60,466
Median home value	$282,900	$271,000
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,286
Housing units	18,280	3,320
Homeownership rate	71.3%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burleson	Joshua
Population	45,862 → 50,981 (+11.2%)	7,477 → 8,279 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$79,784 → $94,162 (+18.0%)	$57,042 → $60,466 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$184,600 → $282,900 (+53.3%)	$182,000 → $271,000 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,665 (+34.1%)	$991 → $1,286 (+29.8%)

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

Joshua

Population

7,4778,279

Median household income

$57,042$60,466

Median home value

$182,000$271,000

Median gross rent

$991$1,286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burleson	Joshua
Under 5	7.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	22.5%	24.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	17.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.1%
75 and over	5.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burleson	Joshua
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	78.2%
Black or African American	5.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	1.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.7%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burleson	Joshua
No high school diploma	6.0%	14.2%
High school graduate	28.5%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burleson	Joshua
Drove alone	83.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burleson	Joshua
1-unit, detached	82.0%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	4.8%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Burleson	Joshua
Poverty rate	8.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.91	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	2002	1993