Burnet is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,725 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Burnet is the 356th largest community in Texas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Burnet is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.5% of the Burnet workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Burnet is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Burnet who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.52%), sales jobs (12.66%), and food service (7.30%).

Being a small city, Burnet does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Burnet Information and Demographics

The citizens of Burnet have a very low rate of college education: just 8.43% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Burnet in 2000 was $13,749, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,996 for a family of four.

Burnet is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burnet home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Burnet is White, followed by 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 19.49% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnet include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Burnet is English. Some people also speak Spanish.