Cleburne, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

34,344

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

10%

16.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,656

6.53% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$221,100

10.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

16,061

5.74% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Cleburne, TX is home to a population of 34.3k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.17% of Cleburne, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.46k people).

In 2024, there were 4.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.9k people) in Cleburne, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.16k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.25k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

95.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Cleburne, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cleburne, TX was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cleburne, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cleburne, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.9k ± 1.21k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.16k ± 675
White (Hispanic)
3.25k ± 1k

32.2%

Hispanic Population

11.1k people

32.2% of the people in Cleburne, TX are hispanic (11.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cleburne, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

7.17%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.46k people

7.03%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.32k people

As of 2024, 7.17% of Cleburne, TX residents (2.46k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cleburne, TX was 7.03%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cleburne, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
517 ± 212
Vietnam
379 ± 152
Gulf War (1990s)
257 ± 111

Cleburne, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cleburne, TX.

Economy

The economy of Cleburne, TX employs 16.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cleburne, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,245 people), Retail Trade (2,135 people), and Manufacturing (1,600 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($101,111), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,583), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($67,434).

Employment

Occupations

16.1k

2024 Value

± 1,146

5.74%

1 Year growth

± 9.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cleburne, TX grew at a rate of 5.74%, from 15.2k employees to 16.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cleburne, TX, are Material Moving Occupations (2,852 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,487 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,413 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cleburne, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

16.1k

2024 Value

± 1,146

5.74%

1 Year growth

± 9.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cleburne, TX grew at a rate of 5.74%, from 15.2k employees to 16.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cleburne, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,245 people), Retail Trade (2,135 people), and Manufacturing (1,600 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cleburne, TX, though some of these residents may live in Cleburne, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,479

Median earning men ± $2,717

$32,570

Median earning women ± $2,338

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,279), Wholesale Trade ($67,143), and Public Administration ($64,696).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,155), Public Administration ($48,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cleburne, TX was $221,100 in 2024, which is 0.665 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $200,900 to $221,100, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Cleburne, TX is 60.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cleburne, TX have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cleburne, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$221,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,639

$6,963

Median Property Taxes

±$653

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cleburne, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cleburne, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.4%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.4% of the housing units in Cleburne, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cleburne, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,656

Median Household Income

± $6,987

11.5k

Number of Households

± 988

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.5k households in Cleburne, TX grew to $70,656 from the previous year's value of $66,324.

The following chart displays the households in Cleburne, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cleburne, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88%)
Carpooled (7.11%)
Worked At Home (3.6%)

In 2024, 88% of workers in Cleburne, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.11%) and those who worked at home (3.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cleburne, TX have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.34% of the workforce in Cleburne, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cleburne, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cleburne, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cleburne, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cleburne, TX (3.35k out of 33.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cleburne, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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