Burkeville, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 315. Estimated population in July 2024: 321 (+1.9% change)
Males: 146 (46.3%), Females: 169 (53.7%)

Angelina County

Zip code: 75941

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.1 years
Median household income: $29,821
Median house value: $38,000

Population by Race

Races in Burke:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.6%)
  • Hispanic (22.2%)
  • Other race (3.8%)
  • American Indian (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Black (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (15.6%), English (11.1%), United States (8.3%), German (5.1%), Dutch (4.4%), Polish (4.4%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Burke

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burke city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

7.6% Foreign born (7.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+9.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Burke:

  • WOODLAND HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; LUFKIN, TX)
  • MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF EAST TEXAS (about 10 miles; LUFKIN, TX)
  • MEMORIAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LUFKIN, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burke:

  • EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 80 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: GGG)
  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 89 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
  • GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 96 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: IAH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Burke:

  • ANGELINA COUNTY (about 2 miles; LUFKIN, TX; Abbreviation: LFK)
  • A L MANGHAM JR. REGIONAL (about 24 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Abbreviation: OCH)
  • GROVETON-TRINITY COUNTY (about 29 miles; GROVETON, TX; Abbreviation: 33R)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burke:

  • ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 8 miles; LUFKIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,773)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
  • SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,429)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 84 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 96 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
  • NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 100 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 13,933)