Demographics of Burnet County, Texas

Burnet County, Texas had 57,015 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,535 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Burnet County, in four figures

57,015
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +15.2%
Change since July 2020: +7,535 people.; 44.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,732 ±$5,425
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Burnet County, Texas's population grew 15.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Burnet County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Burnet County, Texas's population grew 15.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Burnet County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	49,480	100.0	100.0
2021	51,173	103.4	100.2
2022	52,660	106.4	100.7
2023	54,390	109.9	101.6
2024	56,004	113.2	102.5
2025	57,015	115.2	103.1

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Population of Burnet County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	49,480	+355	−25	0	+423
2021	51,173	+1,693	−137	0	+1,952
2022	52,660	+1,487	−166	+91	+1,473
2023	54,390	+1,730	−37	+189	+1,539
2024	56,004	+1,614	−65	+402	+1,265
2025	57,015	+1,011	−61	+124	+954

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±0.4: for men 43.9 ±0.6 and for women 44.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Burnet County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,659 ±85	5.1% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,116 ±439	15.4% ±0.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,860 ±307	7.3% ±0.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,112 ±525	23.0% ±1.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,479 ±551	25.6% ±1.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,426 ±589	23.6% ±1.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,732 ±$5,425, and income per person $44,029 ±$2,414, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Burnet County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,457 ±350	11.7% ±1.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,338 ±451	15.9% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,181 ±502	19.9% ±2.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,848 ±390	13.6% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,990 ±460	19.0% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,909 ±368	9.1% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,246 ±321	10.7% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Burnet County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	4,099 ±596	8.0% ±1.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,128 ±314	10.7% ±2.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,697 ±380	6.9% ±1.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,274 ±233	7.8% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Burnet County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Burnet County	Texas	United States
Housing units	25,555 ±47	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.1% ±1.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.9% ±1.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±2.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±2.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$344,000 ±$13,630	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,319 ±$69	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Burnet County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,318 ±0	23.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,239 ±250	70.7% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	656 ±184	1.2% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	359 ±113	0.7% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	27 to 115	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	43 to 215	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,852 ±299	3.5% ±0.6	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Burnet County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	33,541 ±994	63.7% ±1.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,315 ±1,015	27.2% ±1.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	559 ±218	1.1% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,237 ±533	8.0% ±1.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,247 ±279	2.4% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,990 ±495	5.7% ±0.9	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Burnet County among the counties of Texas

64th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Burnet County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Anderson County	59,805	+3.2%
Maverick County	58,823	+1.7%
Hardin County	58,723	+4.2%
Chambers County	57,594	+22.6%
Navarro County	57,181	+8.2%
Burnet County	57,015	+15.2%
Medina County	56,881	+11.4%
Wilson County	56,139	+12.2%
Caldwell County	55,150	+20.0%
Rusk County	54,854	+5.0%
Kerr County	54,037	+2.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026