Burlison is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 367 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burlison is the 351st largest community in Tennessee.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The overall crime rate in Burlison is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

In Burlison, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

The citizens of Burlison are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.64% of adults in Burlison having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Burlison in 2022 was $29,264, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,056 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. Important ancestries of people in Burlison include English, Irish, German, Brazilian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Burlison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.