Hill Country Chronicle

27 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Burnet in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.1 percent lower than the state average of 37.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 6,266.

89.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Burnet residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	468	10.2
Regular high school diploma	1,211	26.5
GED or alternative credential	243	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	506	11.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	907	19.9
Associate's degree	274	6
Bachelor's degree	711	15.6
Master's degree	184	4
Professional school degree	52	1.1
Doctorate degree	10	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.