Burnet is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,940 people and five associated neighborhoods, Burnet is the 323rd largest community in Texas.Burnet is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Burnet is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burnet who work in sales jobs (18.46%), teaching (9.80%), and office and administrative support (9.13%). Burnet is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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, 22.85% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Burnet in 2022 was $38,008, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,032 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 18.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnet include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Burnet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
