Burleson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 53,381 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Burleson is the 73rd largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Burleson was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Burleson economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Burleson, where the median household income is $87,312.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burleson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burleson is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burleson who work in management occupations (11.93%), sales jobs (11.10%), and office and administrative support (10.85%). Also of interest is that Burleson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Burleson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Burleson, the average commute to work is 30.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Burleson is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.84% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Burleson in 2022 was $36,700, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,800 for a family of four. However, Burleson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burleson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burleson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burleson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burleson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burleson include German, English, Irish, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Burleson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
