Burnsville, NC Demographic Data
Burnsville, NC Summary
Burnsville is located in Yancey County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,972
- Area: 1.58 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,251.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,756.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Burnsville, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
908
54%
50.8
Male
766
46%
49.2
Total Population
1,674
323,128,000
Burnsville, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
92
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
36
2.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
52
3.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
43
2.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
120
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
230
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
151
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
261
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
117
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
157
9.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
131
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
184
11.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
100
6.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,467
87.6%
77.2
Female
806
54.9%
51.3
Male
661
45.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,432
85.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
535
32.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
415
24.8%
15.2
Female
306
73.7%
55.8
Male
109
26.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
50
0.0%
0.0
Burnsville, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,618
96.7%
96.8
White
1,550
92.6%
72.6
Black or African American
50
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
1.0%
0.8
Asian
2
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
56
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
57
3.4%
17.8
Mexican
32
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
16
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,617
96.6%
82.2
Burnsville, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
97
7.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
134
10.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
406
30.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
278
20.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
131
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
193
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
92
6.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
231
17.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,100
82.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
285
21.4%
31.2
Burnsville, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
281
18.8%
33.7%
Now Married
751
50.3%
47.5
Divorced
203
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
76
5.1%
2.0
Widowed
183
12.2
5.8%
Burnsville, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,515
95.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
67
4.2%
21.6%
Spanish
63
4.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Burnsville, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
148
18.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
140
17.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
92
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
69
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
74
9.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
129
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
59
7.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
31
3.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
20
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
24
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
28,611
57,617
Per capita income
28,593
31,128
Burnsville, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
83
14.4%
9.8
Construction
52
9.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
172
29.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
20
3.5%
6.6
Information
11
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
45
7.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
44
7.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
38
6.6%
4.6
Retail trade
69
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
17
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
11
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
58
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
183
31.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
48
8.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
109
18.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
179
31.0%
18.1%
Burnsville, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
574
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
399
69.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
84
14.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
52
9.1%
2.7
Other means
24
4.2%
1.8
Worked at home
15
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.5
26.6
Burnsville, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
158
20.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
276
35.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
244
31.0%
37.1
3 or more
108
13.7%
21.0
Burnsville, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
786
84.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
355
45.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
431
54.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
150
16.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Burnsville, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
936
1 room
10
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
61
6.5%
2.7
3 rooms
160
17.1%
9.1
4 rooms
239
25.5%
16.5
5 rooms
105
11.2%
19.8
6 rooms
170
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
74
7.9%
12.0
8 rooms
57
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
60
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Burnsville, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
936
1-unit, detached
489
52.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24
2.6%
5.9
2-units
135
14.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
81
8.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
28
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
27
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
82
8.8%
9.0
Mobile home
70
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Burnsville, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
89
9.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
106
11.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
132
14.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
76
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
92
9.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
219
23.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
107
11.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
53
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
62
6.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Burnsville, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
71
9.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
125
15.9%
4.7
Electricity
373
47.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
170
21.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
44
5.6%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Burnsville, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
172
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
1.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
2.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
9
5.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
17
9.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
66
38.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
72
41.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
77
47.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
11.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
14.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
32
19.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Burnsville, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
338
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
1.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
163
48.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
171
50.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
93
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
508
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
53
16.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
42
12.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
6.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
5.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
11.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
157
47.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
99
0.0%
0.0%
Burnsville, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
355
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
29
8.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
37
10.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
60
16.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
92
25.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
94
26.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
36
10.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
175,900
205,000