Burnsville

Population: 64,295
Median household income: $83,953
Median home value: $335,100

Burnsville is a community in Dakota County, Minnesota, home to 64,295 residents. At $83,953, its median household income sits below Dakota County's $105,212.

From 2019 to 2023, Burnsville's population grew 4.9% from 61,311 to 64,295, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $247,500 to $335,100.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $1,501.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,295
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $83,953
Median home value: $335,100
Median gross rent: $1,501
Housing units: 26,783
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61,311	$73,529	$247,500	$1,228
2020	61,536	$76,017	$263,700	$1,297
2021	63,926	$79,059	$275,500	$1,331
2022	64,075	$85,801	$315,700	$1,443
2023	64,295	$83,953	$335,100	$1,501

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,028	6.3%
5 to 17	10,375	16.1%
18 to 24	6,031	9.4%
25 to 34	9,672	15.0%
35 to 44	8,308	12.9%
45 to 54	6,227	9.7%
55 to 64	8,875	13.8%
65 to 74	5,940	9.2%
75 and over	4,839	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,626	63.2%
Black or African American	8,205	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.1%
Asian	3,375	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	572	0.9%
Two or more races	3,803	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,622	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree27.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,961	6.8%
High school graduate	8,997	20.5%
Some college or associate's	14,406	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	12,191	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,306	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,958	68.4%
Carpooled	4,051	12.1%
Public transit	619	1.8%
Walked	273	0.8%
Bicycle	15	0.0%
Worked from home	5,271	15.7%
Other means	380	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,474	26.4%
15 to 29 min	12,370	43.7%
30 to 44 min	6,003	21.2%
45 to 59 min	1,597	5.6%
60+ min	852	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 8.7% (5,578 of 63,917)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,063	62.1%
Nonfamily households	9,790	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,853	96.5%
Vacant	930	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,196	66.5%
Renter-occupied	8,657	33.5%

1-unit, detached45.8%

1-unit, attached18.1%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units26.3%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,273	45.8%
1-unit, attached	4,859	18.1%
2 to 4 units	837	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,215	4.5%
20 or more units	7,047	26.3%
Mobile home & other	552	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2708794
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 2.05 sq mi
Center point: 44.7644, -93.2794