Burlison is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 369 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burlison is the 351st largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Burlison is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.21% of the Burlison workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Burlison is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlison who work in teaching (12.68%), office and administrative support (10.56%), and healthcare (9.86%). Another important characteristic of Burlison is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. Overall, Burlison’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One downside of living in Burlison, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.19 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Burlison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Burlison 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 Burlison, 23.68% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Burlison in 2022 was $31,558, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,232 for a family of four. However, Burlison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burlison is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burlison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burlison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burlison also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlison include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Burlison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
