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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Burleson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Burleson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Burleson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Burleson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $87,312.00.
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.
In Burleson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.