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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Burleson County is $23,223, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Burleson County median household income is $49,533, which has grown by 49.98% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Burleson County residents spend 27.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #118

Burleson County	23,223 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Burleson County	30,098 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Burleson County	39,954 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Burleson County	21,859 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #79

Burleson County	49,533 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Burleson County	60,331 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #68

Burleson County	49.98%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Burleson County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.94%	$14,937, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.46%	$16,834, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.48%	$2,914, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.14%	$22,276, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Burleson County	59,502 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Burleson County	68,084 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Burleson County	Texas	U.S.
White	$52,025, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$34,286, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,865, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$50,500, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Burleson County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$36,484, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,449, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,180, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$34,452, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Burleson County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,595, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	6,619, 48.69%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,061, 61.35%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,061, 61.35%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,754, 92.44%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	307, 7.56%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,558, 38.65%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	6,976, 51.31%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,463, 49.64%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,463, 49.64%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,228, 93.21%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	235, 6.79%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,513, 50.36%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Burleson County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,698, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,554, 82.92%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	853, 12.74%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.15%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	64, 0.96%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	28, 0.42%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	189, 2.82%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Burleson County	27.6 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Burleson County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,982	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	3,754, 53.77%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	919, 24.48%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	365, 9.72%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	489, 13.03%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	127, 3.38%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	447, 11.91%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	977, 26.03%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	3,228, 46.23%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,136, 35.19%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	803, 24.88%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,209, 37.45%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	73, 2.26%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Burleson County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,982, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	577, 8.26%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	590, 8.45%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	791, 11.33%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	136, 1.95%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	603, 8.64%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	319, 4.57%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	89, 1.27%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	276, 3.95%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	418, 5.99%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,892, 27.10%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	452, 6.47%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	301, 4.31%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	538, 7.71%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Burleson County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,706	16.02%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	533	12.05%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.