Burns vs Dickson

A side-by-side comparison of Burns and Dickson: population, income, housing, and more.

Burns and Dickson are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dickson has the higher population (16,246 vs 1,746 in Burns). Dickson has the higher median household income ($69,074 vs $67,321 in Burns). Burns has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $263,100 in Dickson).

Population, income & housing

	Burns	Dickson
Population	1,746	16,246
Median age	41.2 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,321	$69,074
Median home value	$285,600	$263,100
Median gross rent	$913	$999
Housing units	754	6,868
Homeownership rate	73.3%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burns	Dickson
Population	1,761 → 1,746 (-0.9%)	15,447 → 16,246 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$58,920 → $67,321 (+14.3%)	$49,805 → $69,074 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$172,100 → $285,600 (+66.0%)	$156,500 → $263,100 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $913 (+0.8%)	$743 → $999 (+34.5%)

Burns

Population

1,7611,746

Median household income

$58,920$67,321

Median home value

$172,100$285,600

Median gross rent

$906$913

Dickson

Population

15,44716,246

Median household income

$49,805$69,074

Median home value

$156,500$263,100

Median gross rent

$743$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burns	Dickson
Under 5	11.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	11.7%	15.4%
18 to 24	12.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	17.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.2%
75 and over	4.5%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burns	Dickson
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	79.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burns	Dickson
No high school diploma	10.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	37.8%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burns	Dickson
Drove alone	77.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.4%
Public transit	0.9%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.6%
Other means	4.6%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burns	Dickson
1-unit, detached	84.5%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Burns	Dickson
Poverty rate	9.4%	12.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1980	1981