Burnet County vs Chambers County

A side-by-side comparison of Burnet County and Chambers County: population, income, housing, and more.

Burnet County and Chambers County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burnet County has the higher population (51,064 vs 49,178 in Chambers County). Chambers County has the higher median household income ($108,114 vs $77,158 in Burnet County). Burnet County has the higher median home value ($310,500 vs $289,900 in Chambers County).

Population, income & housing

	Burnet County	Chambers County
Population	51,064	49,178
Median age	44.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,158	$108,114
Median home value	$310,500	$289,900
Median gross rent	$1,324	$1,548
Housing units	24,577	18,144
Homeownership rate	77.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnet County	Chambers County
Population	46,530 → 51,064 (+9.7%)	41,305 → 49,178 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$59,492 → $77,158 (+29.7%)	$91,141 → $108,114 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$192,000 → $310,500 (+61.7%)	$200,400 → $289,900 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $1,324 (+63.7%)	$918 → $1,548 (+68.6%)

Burnet County

Population

46,53051,064

Median household income

$59,492$77,158

Median home value

$192,000$310,500

Median gross rent

$809$1,324

Chambers County

Population

41,30549,178

Median household income

$91,141$108,114

Median home value

$200,400$289,900

Median gross rent

$918$1,548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnet County	Chambers County
Under 5	4.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	20.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	8.7%
75 and over	9.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnet County	Chambers County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	63.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnet County	Chambers County
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnet County	Chambers County
Drove alone	70.6%	80.3%
Carpooled	14.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	5.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnet County	Chambers County
1-unit, detached	71.7%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.5%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Burnet County	Chambers County
Poverty rate	8.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1995	2001