County population in 2014: 17,253 (23% urban, 77% rural); it was 16,470 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,297 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,093 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,064 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,432 (it was 1,299 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
36%
Land area: 666 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Burleson County: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (37.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (16.1%), Retail trade (12.6%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,884 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $996 (1.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 16.2%
(14.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.4% for Black residents, 13.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 20.6% for American Indian residents, 17.7% for other race residents, 24.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.9%
Burleson County:
14.9%
Texas:
15.9%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.7% for Black residents, 12.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.1% for American Indian residents, 15.0% for other race residents, 21.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 42 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49 years old, Black residents: 40 years old, American Indian residents: 23 years old, Asian residents: 19 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)
Area name: College Station-Bryan, TX MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burleson County is $562 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $686 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $869 a month.
Current college students: 413 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 502 (43% naturalized citizens)
Burleson County:
3.0%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 87
1990 to 1994: 126
1985 to 1989: 34
1980 to 1984: 27
1975 to 1979: 96
1970 to 1974: 32
1970 to 1974: 35
1965 to 1969: 65
Note: State values scaled to Burleson County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,013
One, attached: 73
Two: 51
3 or 4: 162
5 to 9: 25
10 to 19: 10
20 or more: 54
Mobile homes: 2,645
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 164
Housing units in Burleson County with a mortgage: 914 (23 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,491
Here:
38.0% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Burleson County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,863
23
Catholic
2,144
3
Mainline Protestant
1,836
10
Black Protestant
183
1
Other
62
2
None
9,099
-
Burleson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Burleson County:
3.62 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
1.21 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Burleson County:
7.85 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:
9.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Burleson County:
10.6%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Burleson County:
26.9%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
18.4%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Burleson County:
Average size of farms: 251 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23,386 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $156.83 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.82% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.24% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,639 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.09% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.65% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,444 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.19% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.30 Corn for grain: 14273 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1582 harvested acres Upland cotton: 7739 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 3719 harvested acres Vegetables: 415 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Burleson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 302.6 miles away from Burleson County center On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 144.8 miles away from the county center On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 403.0 miles away from the county center On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 135.6 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 291.8 miles away from Burleson County center On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 427.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: October 17, 1998 to November 15, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1257: October 21, 1998, FEMA Id: 1257, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Severe Storm,Thunderstorms, Flooding, Incident Period: October 14, 1994 to November 08, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1041: October 18, 1994, FEMA Id: 1041, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Burleson County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Management occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (81%)
Germany (6%)
Ecuador (2%)
India (2%)
South Africa (2%)
Canada (2%)
Guatemala (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Burleson County (%):
German (19%)
United States or American (11%)
Czech (11%)
Irish (6%)
English (4%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,254 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,203 (18%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 76 (1%)
Other means: 100 (1%)
Worked at home: 223 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
68 people in nursing homes
37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
125 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
38 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,690.
7.72% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,575 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.72%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.77% relocated from other counties in Texas ($32,823 average AGI)
0.95% relocated from other states ($3,755 average AGI)
Burleson County:
0.95%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.36% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,055 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.36%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.56% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,187 average AGI)
0.80% relocated to other states ($3,869 average AGI)
Burleson County:
0.80%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Births per 1000 population in Burleson County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Burleson County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Burleson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 27.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Burleson County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Burleson County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,218 (2,747 aged, 471 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 678 (17%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Burleson County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (334)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (208)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (68)
Congestive heart failure (59)
Pneumonia, unspecified (21)
Unspecified dementia (21)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.86 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,806 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 147 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,047
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,439 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 905
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 52
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Household type by relationship:
Households: 17,024
In family households: 14,621 (3,465 male householders, 1,278 female householders)
3,635 spouses, 4,626 children (4,151 natural, 163 adopted, 312 stepchildren), 614 grandchildren, 166 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 227 other relatives, 380 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,403 (1,047 male householders (879 living alone)), 1,032 female householders (927 living alone)), 324 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 163 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 2,291 2-persons, 975 3-persons, 810 4-persons, 383 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 121 7-or-more-persons.
2,901 married couples with children.
978 single-parent households (235 men, 743 women).
85.9% of residents of Burleson County speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,322,000 ($5,823 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,944,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,450,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,189,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,466,000 Federal grants: $26,815,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,414,000 ($596,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,989,000 ($382,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $177,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,107,000 Federal Government insurance: $14,021,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,214
Here:
70 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 853
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +53
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +379
Here:
+22 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Burleson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.65 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 600
2000 to 2009: 1,298
1990 to 1999: 1,668
1980 to 1989: 1,871
1970 to 1979: 1,431
1960 to 1969: 825
1950 to 1959: 550
1940 to 1949: 291
1939 or earlier: 577
Note: State values scaled to Burleson population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Burleson County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Burleson County population
no vehicle: 273
1 vehicle: 1,511
2 vehicles: 2,152
3 vehicles: 804
4 vehicles: 245
5+ vehicles: 79
no vehicle: 235
1 vehicle: 550
2 vehicles: 380
3 vehicles: 90
4 vehicles: 34
5+ vehicles: 10
64% of Burleson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.
Burleson County:
63.6%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,569
Northeast: 175
Midwest: 706
South: 968
West: 455
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Burleson County
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