Bertram, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,122. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,304 (+16.2% change)
Males: 532 (47.4%), Females: 590 (52.6%)

Burnet County

Zip code: 78605

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $36,250
Median house value: $67,800

Population by Race

Races in Bertram:

• White Non-Hispanic (76.9%)
• Hispanic (21.2%)
• Other race (9.1%)
• American Indian (1.2%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• Black (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: German (10.7%), Irish (9.3%), United States (8.6%), English (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), French (2.4%).

Elevation: 1265 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bertram

• High school or higher: 64.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bertram city

• Never married: 17.3%
• Now married: 65.0%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 9.6%

4.3% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +250 (+28.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bertram:

• SETON HIGHLAND LAKES (about 18 miles; BURNET, TX)
• ROLLINS BROOK COMMUNITY (about 25 miles; LAMPASAS, TX)
• METROPLEX HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; KILLEEN, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bertram:

• ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 28 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)
• KILLEEN MUNI (about 35 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: ILE)
• AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 47 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Abbreviation: AUS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bertram:

• BURNET MUNI KATE CRADDOCK FIELD (about 13 miles; BURNET, TX; Abbreviation: BMQ)
• LAGO VISTA TX – RUSTY ALLEN (about 19 miles; LAGO VISTA, TX; Abbreviation: 5R3)
• KITTIE HILL (about 20 miles; LEANDER, TX; Abbreviation: 77T)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bertram:

• CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
• AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,819)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 39 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 46,503)
• SAINT EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,870)
• UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 46 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
• TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
• SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)

Public primary/middle school in Bertram:

• BERTRAM EL (Students: 368; Location: 315 MAIN; Grades: PK – 05)