Burleson County, Texas

Burleson County has a population of 18,857 and has grown 16.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $191,000, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $70,000.

Home price
$191,000
Income
$70,000
Population
18,857
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$191,000county
Median gross rent$1,063county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198029.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,714county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,186county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,082county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,649county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$70,000county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.0%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.5%county
Economic output per resident$66,538county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.95%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service18 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68316county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths206.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.3%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3128county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible64.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,857county
Land area in square miles659county
People per square mile of land28.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store4.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+16.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.1%county
Second languages15.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents255county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in694county
Households that moved away552county
Average income of arriving households$68,875county
Average income of departing households$53,058county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year31county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature70.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.69 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F134 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing18 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days255 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 8county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$151county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,208 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.8%county
Homes heated by propane12.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband83.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk34.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk84.7county
Landslide risk16.8county
Hail risk55.5county
Earthquake risk17.7county
Tornado risk36.5county
Tropical cyclone risk72.5county
Extreme heat risk47.6county
Winter weather risk33.7county
Strong wind risk29.8county
Wildfire risk42.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Burleson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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