Burleson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 55,220 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Burleson is the 73rd largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Burleson was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Burleson economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Burleson, where the median household income is $94,162.00. Burleson real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Burleson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burleson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burleson is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burleson who work in management occupations (12.53%), office and administrative support (10.60%), and sales jobs (9.75%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Burleson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.51% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Burleson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.72 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Burleson citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.82% of adults in Burleson have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Burleson in 2022 was $37,653, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,612 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 19.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burleson include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Burleson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
