Burnet County vs Wilson County

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

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

Wilson County has the higher population (51,501 vs 51,064 in Burnet County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $77,158 in Burnet County). Burnet County has the higher median home value ($310,500 vs $286,300 in Wilson County).

Population, income & housing

	Burnet County	Wilson County
Population	51,064	51,501
Median age	44.9 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,158	$92,461
Median home value	$310,500	$286,300
Median gross rent	$1,324	$1,069
Housing units	24,577	19,259
Homeownership rate	77.3%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnet County	Wilson County
Population	46,530 → 51,064 (+9.7%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$59,492 → $77,158 (+29.7%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$192,000 → $310,500 (+61.7%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $1,324 (+63.7%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

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

Wilson County

Population

49,17351,501

Median household income

$76,692$92,461

Median home value

$199,600$286,300

Median gross rent

$921$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnet County	Wilson County
Under 5	4.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.4%
75 and over	9.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnet County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	55.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnet County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	30.3%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnet County	Wilson County
Drove alone	70.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	14.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.1%	12.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnet County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	71.7%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Burnet County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	8.0%	9.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	1995	1999