Burns vs Slayden

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

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

Burns has the higher population (1,746 vs 128 in Slayden). Since 2019, Burns's population has grown faster (-0.9% vs -12.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Burns	Slayden
Population	1,746	128
Median age	41.2 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,321	—
Median home value	$285,600	—
Median gross rent	$913	$700
Housing units	754	70
Homeownership rate	73.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burns	Slayden
Population	1,761 → 1,746 (-0.9%)	147 → 128 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$58,920 → $67,321 (+14.3%)	$36,250 → $41,000 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$172,100 → $285,600 (+66.0%)	$119,800 → $168,800 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $913 (+0.8%)	$711 → $700 (-1.5%)

Burns

Population

1,7611,746

Median household income

$58,920$67,321

Median home value

$172,100$285,600

Median gross rent

$906$913

Slayden

Population

147128

Median household income

$36,250$41,000

Median home value

$119,800$168,800

Median gross rent

$711$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burns	Slayden
Under 5	11.0%	9.4%
5 to 17	11.7%	4.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	20.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	4.7%
45 to 54	15.6%	21.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	14.8%
75 and over	4.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burns	Slayden
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	99.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burns	Slayden
No high school diploma	10.7%	20.6%
High school graduate	37.8%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burns	Slayden
Drove alone	77.5%	83.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	3.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	13.6%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burns	Slayden
1-unit, detached	84.5%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Burns	Slayden
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	31	38
Median year structure built	1980	1987