Atkinson vs Burgaw

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and Burgaw: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson and Burgaw are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burgaw has the higher population (3,249 vs 487 in Atkinson). Burgaw has the higher median household income ($65,514 vs $60,000 in Atkinson). Burgaw has the higher median home value ($207,400 vs $135,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Burgaw
Population	487	3,249
Median age	33.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$65,514
Median home value	$135,900	$207,400
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,020
Housing units	186	1,317
Homeownership rate	88.0%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Burgaw
Population	392 → 487 (+24.2%)	4,080 → 3,249 (-20.4%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $60,000 (+47.7%)	$37,616 → $65,514 (+74.2%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $135,900 (+47.4%)	$163,000 → $207,400 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,688 (+90.5%)	$779 → $1,020 (+30.9%)

Atkinson

Population

392487

Median household income

$40,625$60,000

Median home value

$92,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$886$1,688

Burgaw

Population

4,0803,249

Median household income

$37,616$65,514

Median home value

$163,000$207,400

Median gross rent

$779$1,020

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Burgaw
Under 5	13.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.7%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	18.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	13.0%
75 and over	5.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Burgaw
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	54.2%
Black or African American	5.1%	29.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Burgaw
No high school diploma	3.1%	19.3%
High school graduate	41.3%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Burgaw
Drove alone	96.0%	82.0%
Carpooled	1.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Burgaw
1-unit, detached	79.6%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Burgaw
Poverty rate	12.3%	22.3%
Average household size	2.93	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1957	1988