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.Burlison is a blue-collar town, with 35.21% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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%). You will also find that a lot of people in Burlison work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms. 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.
