Demographics of Burleson city, Texas

Burleson city, Texas had 56,907 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,905 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Burleson city, in four figures

56,907
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 52,918 ±68.; +18.6%
Change since July 2020: +8,905 people.; 35.2 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,928 ±$6,276
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Burleson city, Texas's population grew 18.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Burleson city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Burleson city, Texas's population grew 18.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Burleson city, 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	48,002	100.0	100.0
2021	51,505	107.3	100.2
2022	53,532	111.5	100.7
2023	55,399	115.4	101.6
2024	56,513	117.7	102.5
2025	56,907	118.6	103.1

Population of Burleson city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	48,002	—
2021	51,505	+3,503
2022	53,532	+2,027
2023	55,399	+1,867
2024	56,513	+1,114
2025	56,907	+394

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±1.2: for men 32.9 ±1.7 and for women 37.3 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Burleson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	3,399 ±693	6.4% ±1.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,842 ±974	22.4% ±1.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,316 ±596	8.2% ±1.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,922 ±1,075	30.1% ±2.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,211 ±844	21.2% ±1.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,228 ±665	11.8% ±1.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,928 ±$6,276, and income per person $39,760 ±$2,218, 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 Burleson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,967 ±460	10.7% ±2.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,403 ±426	13.1% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,665 ±439	14.5% ±2.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,707 ±496	14.7% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,011 ±590	21.9% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,716 ±375	14.8% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,884 ±334	10.3% ±1.8	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 Burleson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,768 ±948	7.1% ±1.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,152 ±392	7.6% ±2.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,003 ±573	6.9% ±1.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	613 ±224	7.3% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Burleson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Burleson city	Texas	United States
Housing units	19,212 ±676	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±1.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.1% ±2.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.9% ±2.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$308,200 ±$12,357	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,685 ±$73	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±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 Burleson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,360 ±1,821	21.5% ±3.4	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	34,692 ±1,799	65.6% ±3.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,337 ±801	6.3% ±1.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	325 to 1,235	0.6% to 2.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 251	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	29 to 349	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,425 ±882	4.6% ±1.7	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 Burleson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	36,059 ±1,180	68.1% ±2.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,327 ±1,163	25.2% ±2.2	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	557 ±265	1.1% ±0.5	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,975 ±843	5.6% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,477 ±506	2.8% ±1.0	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,498 ±586	2.8% ±1.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Burleson city among the places of Texas

73rd of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Burleson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
DeSoto city	56,211 ±107
Port Arthur city	55,828 ±44
Texas City city	55,364 ±52
Little Elm city	54,820 ±67
Galveston city	53,424 ±36
Burleson city	52,918 ±68
Rockwall city	51,168 ±43
Grapevine city	51,139 ±41
Bedford city	49,085 ±85
Cedar Hill city	48,879 ±265
Huntsville city	47,864 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Burleson city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 63 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 74 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 80 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 97 Places in Texas by median age
No. 102 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 118 Places in Texas by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026