Burnet County, Texas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 51,064
Median household income: $77,158
Median home value: $310,500

Burnet County, Texas counts 51,064 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,158, its median household income sits in line with Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Burnet County's population grew 9.7% from 46,530 to 51,064, while its median household income rose 29.7% from $59,492 to $77,158.

Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,064
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $77,158
Median home value: $310,500
Median gross rent: $1,324
Housing units: 24,577
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,53051,064

Median household income

$59,492$77,158

Median home value

$192,000$310,500

Median gross rent

$809$1,324

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,530	$59,492	$192,000	$809
2020	47,548	$59,919	$203,300	$939
2021	48,424	$65,363	$229,600	$1,084
2022	49,684	$71,482	$268,300	$1,232
2023	51,064	$77,158	$310,500	$1,324

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,509	4.9%
5 to 17	7,955	15.6%
18 to 24	3,775	7.4%
25 to 34	5,485	10.7%
35 to 44	5,861	11.5%
45 to 54	5,709	11.2%
55 to 64	7,843	15.4%
65 to 74	7,175	14.1%
75 and over	4,752	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,432	71.3%
Black or African American	636	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.2%
Asian	323	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	59	0.1%
Some other race	131	0.3%
Two or more races	1,610	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,782	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,977	10.8%
High school graduate	11,146	30.3%
Some college or associate's	11,135	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,161	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,406	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,553	70.6%
Carpooled	3,503	14.9%
Public transit	65	0.3%
Walked	127	0.5%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	2,837	12.1%
Other means	339	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,038	34.2%
15 to 29 min	5,339	25.9%
30 to 44 min	4,018	19.5%
45 to 59 min	1,435	7.0%
60+ min	2,771	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 8.0% (3,988 of 49,908)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,646	69.6%
Nonfamily households	5,951	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,597	79.7%
Vacant	4,980	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,139	77.3%
Renter-occupied	4,458	22.7%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,622	71.7%
1-unit, attached	508	2.1%
2 to 4 units	835	3.4%
5 to 19 units	804	3.3%
20 or more units	363	1.5%
Mobile home & other	4,445	18.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 48053
State: Texas
Land area: 995 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 30.7896, -98.2012

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