Overall, Burkesville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Burkesville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Burkesville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Burkesville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Burkesville may be for you.
The citizens of Burkesville have a very low rate of college education: just 6.41% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Burkesville in 2022 was $22,422, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,688 for a family of four. Burkesville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.10% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Burkesville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burkesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burkesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burkesville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Burkesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
