Burnsville vs Eagan

A side-by-side comparison of Burnsville and Eagan: population, income, housing, and more.

Burnsville and Eagan are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eagan has the higher population (68,158 vs 64,295 in Burnsville). Eagan has the higher median household income ($107,486 vs $83,953 in Burnsville). Eagan has the higher median home value ($380,800 vs $335,100 in Burnsville).

Population, income & housing

	Burnsville	Eagan
Population	64,295	68,158
Median age	36.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,953	$107,486
Median home value	$335,100	$380,800
Median gross rent	$1,501	$1,604
Housing units	26,783	28,533
Homeownership rate	66.5%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.9%	53.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnsville	Eagan
Population	61,311 → 64,295 (+4.9%)	66,379 → 68,158 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$73,529 → $83,953 (+14.2%)	$90,515 → $107,486 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$247,500 → $335,100 (+35.4%)	$288,200 → $380,800 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,228 → $1,501 (+22.2%)	$1,201 → $1,604 (+33.6%)

Burnsville

Population

61,31164,295

Median household income

$73,529$83,953

Median home value

$247,500$335,100

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,501

Eagan

Population

66,37968,158

Median household income

$90,515$107,486

Median home value

$288,200$380,800

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burnsville	Eagan
Under 5	6.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.4%
75 and over	7.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnsville	Eagan
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	69.5%
Black or African American	12.8%	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.2%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnsville	Eagan
No high school diploma	6.8%	3.2%
High school graduate	20.5%	14.7%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	33.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnsville	Eagan
Drove alone	68.4%	68.7%
Carpooled	12.1%	6.6%
Public transit	1.8%	2.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.7%	20.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnsville	Eagan
1-unit, detached	45.8%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	18.1%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	5.1%
20 or more units	26.3%	21.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Burnsville	Eagan
Poverty rate	8.7%	6.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1981	1987