It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Burnet has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Burnet has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Burnet than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Burnet may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Burnet doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Burnet overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Burnet, 23.50% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Burnet in 2018 was $35,622, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,488 for a family of four. However, Burnet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Burnet is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burnet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burnet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 16.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnet include German, Irish, English, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Burnet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
