Income and Poverty in Burleson County, Texas

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Burleson County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 36.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Burleson County, reporting 29.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 46 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $20,867. In Burleson County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $43,581 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 12.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Burleson County reported an income level of $16,380, this level was 57.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic in Burleson County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $32,585, this median is 15.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $64,716. This income level is 67.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Burleson County reported a medium-low household income of $38,640 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 20.9 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and this is 27.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.