Burnet is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,869 people and five associated neighborhoods, Burnet is the 323rd largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burnet is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 (12.10%), management occupations (11.35%), and office and administrative support (10.08%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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 education level of Burnet citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.75% of adults in Burnet have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Burnet in 2022 was $37,073, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,292 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 14.77% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnet include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Burnet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
