Burnside vs Ferguson

A side-by-side comparison of Burnside and Ferguson: population, income, housing, and more.

Burnside and Ferguson are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burnside has the higher population (819 vs 806 in Ferguson). Burnside has the higher median household income ($56,563 vs $33,981 in Ferguson). Burnside has the higher median home value ($173,200 vs $115,000 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Burnside	Ferguson
Population	819	806
Median age	42.4 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	$33,981
Median home value	$173,200	$115,000
Median gross rent	$905	$678
Housing units	424	374
Homeownership rate	86.1%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnside	Ferguson
Population	843 → 819 (-2.8%)	985 → 806 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$38,587 → $56,563 (+46.6%)	$35,625 → $33,981 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $173,200 (+42.3%)	$85,000 → $115,000 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $905 (+33.3%)	$775 → $678 (-12.5%)

Burnside

Population

843819

Median household income

$38,587$56,563

Median home value

$121,700$173,200

Median gross rent

$679$905

Ferguson

Population

985806

Median household income

$35,625$33,981

Median home value

$85,000$115,000

Median gross rent

$775$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnside	Ferguson
Under 5	3.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	21.1%	9.7%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.2%
65 to 74	16.5%	15.4%
75 and over	10.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnside	Ferguson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	81.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnside	Ferguson
No high school diploma	25.3%	28.7%
High school graduate	40.7%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnside	Ferguson
Drove alone	91.1%	67.4%
Carpooled	3.7%	26.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnside	Ferguson
1-unit, detached	83.3%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Burnside	Ferguson
Poverty rate	21.2%	36.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1972	1973