Burleson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 53,381 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Burleson is the 73rd largest community in Texas. Burleson has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Burleson, where the median household income is $87,312.00.

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.

In Burleson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of people in Burleson who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.84% of adults in Burleson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Burleson in 2022 was $36,700, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,800 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 18.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burleson include German, English, Irish, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in Burleson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.