Burleson County, Texas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,327
Median household income: $72,888
Median home value: $174,000

Burleson County, Texas counts 18,327 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $72,888 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Burleson County's population grew 1.5% from 18,058 to 18,327, while its median household income rose 26.3% from $57,731 to $72,888.

The median gross rent is $909. 23.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,327
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,888
Median home value: $174,000
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 9,485
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,05818,327

Median household income

$57,731$72,888

Median home value

$121,900$174,000

Median gross rent

$733$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,058	$57,731	$121,900	$733
2020	18,237	$60,058	$126,500	$800
2021	17,687	$64,109	$124,500	$778
2022	17,958	$71,745	$154,700	$977
2023	18,327	$72,888	$174,000	$909

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	973	5.3%
5 to 17	3,060	16.7%
18 to 24	1,153	6.3%
25 to 34	2,019	11.0%
35 to 44	2,138	11.7%
45 to 54	2,243	12.2%
55 to 64	2,631	14.4%
65 to 74	2,673	14.6%
75 and over	1,437	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,552	63.0%
Black or African American	2,119	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	67	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	80	0.4%
Two or more races	506	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,003	21.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,956	14.9%
High school graduate	4,501	34.3%
Some college or associate's	3,648	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,127	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	909	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,712	73.8%
Carpooled	705	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,110	14.3%
Other means	211	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,562	23.6%
15 to 29 min	1,802	27.2%
30 to 44 min	1,860	28.0%
45 to 59 min	961	14.5%
60+ min	447	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 12.6% (2,290 of 18,136)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,073	65.5%
Nonfamily households	2,676	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,749	81.7%
Vacant	1,736	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,267	80.9%
Renter-occupied	1,482	19.1%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other29.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,171	65.1%
1-unit, attached	53	0.6%
2 to 4 units	213	2.2%
5 to 19 units	93	1.0%
20 or more units	161	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,794	29.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 48051
State: Texas
Land area: 659 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 30.4935, -96.6221

Cities & places

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