Burnet is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,710 people and five associated neighborhoods, Burnet is the 323rd largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Burnet isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Burnet are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burnet is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Burnet who work in sales jobs (19.14%), office and administrative support (9.12%), and teaching (7.21%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Burnet has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Burnet a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Burnet does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Burnet overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Burnet, 23.50% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Burnet in 2022 was $35,622, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,488 for a family of four. However, Burnet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burnet is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burnet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burnet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burnet also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnet include German, Irish, English, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Burnet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
