menu
Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.

Burnsville, NC
Real Estate & Demographic Data






Burnsville profile


Living in Burnsville



Burnsville is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,623 people and five associated neighborhoods, Burnsville is the 334th largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Burnsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Burnsville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Burnsville, 24.54% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Burnsville in 2022 was $31,108, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,432 for a family of four. However, Burnsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Burnsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burnsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burnsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burnsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnsville include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Burnsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.


Popular Real Estate Near Burnsville NC

Zip Codes in Burnsville, NC