Burlison vs Mason

A side-by-side comparison of Burlison and Mason: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mason has the higher population (1,126 vs 360 in Burlison). Burlison has the higher median household income ($53,625 vs $47,143 in Mason). Burlison has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $129,900 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Burlison	Mason
Population	360	1,126
Median age	37.6 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,625	$47,143
Median home value	$162,500	$129,900
Median gross rent	$860	$1,202
Housing units	178	363
Homeownership rate	63.5%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlison	Mason
Population	348 → 360 (+3.4%)	1,242 → 1,126 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $53,625 (+34.1%)	$36,563 → $47,143 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $162,500 (+28.9%)	$89,100 → $129,900 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $860 (+34.0%)	$763 → $1,202 (+57.5%)

Burlison

Population

348360

Median household income

$40,000$53,625

Median home value

$126,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$642$860

Mason

Population

1,2421,126

Median household income

$36,563$47,143

Median home value

$89,100$129,900

Median gross rent

$763$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlison	Mason
Under 5	5.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	15.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	17.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.0%
75 and over	7.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlison	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	17.6%
Black or African American	9.4%	77.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlison	Mason
No high school diploma	8.3%	15.0%
High school graduate	38.2%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlison	Mason
Drove alone	81.0%	91.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlison	Mason
1-unit, detached	89.3%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Burlison	Mason
Poverty rate	8.1%	25.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1979	1994