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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 55,700 people living in Burnet County, TX. That makes Burnet County the 64th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.18% of people living in the state.

55.7K

population of Burnet County, TX (2024)

0.18%

County share of the Texas population (2024)

About 55,700 people lived in Burnet County, TX in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Burnet County, TX’s age demographics?

About 13,500 Burnet County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 11,200 Burnet County residents, or 20.1% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.


A higher share of Burnet County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Burnet County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 70.7% of the Burnet County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Burnet County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (24.2%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Burnet County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 1.8%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.3% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Burnet County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

The largest city or town in Burnet County, TX is Marble Falls with about 9,400 residents in 2024.

Cities and towns in Burnet County, TX ranked by population

Population (2024), includes only portions within county

Cities and towns in Burnet County, TX ranked by population
City or townPopulation
1.

Marble Falls

9,413
2.

Burnet 

6,869
3.

Granite Shoals

5,417
4.

Bertram 

2,020
5.

Meadowlakes 

1,843
6.

Cottonwood Shores

1,668
7.

Horseshoe Bay (pt.)

1,019
8.

Highland Haven

410
9.

Double Horn

282
10.

Balance of Burnet County

26,781

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