Burns

Population: 2,736
Median household income: $38,430
Median home value: $157,400

Burns, a community in Harney County, Oregon, has 2,736 residents. Its median household income of $38,430 runs below the Harney County figure of $48,338.

Between 2019 and 2023, Burns's population held roughly steady from 2,740 to 2,736, while its median home value rose 123.3% from $70,500 to $157,400.

Owners occupy 55.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,736
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $38,430
Median home value: $157,400
Median gross rent: $705
Housing units: 1,438
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7402,736

Median household income

$35,821$38,430

Median home value

$70,500$157,400

Median gross rent

$636$705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,740	$35,821	$70,500	$636
2020	2,766	$34,609	$89,400	$637
2021	2,726	$34,500	$85,000	$675
2022	2,735	$41,374	$117,000	$714
2023	2,736	$38,430	$157,400	$705

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 179.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	4.5%
5 to 17	247	9.0%
18 to 24	195	7.1%
25 to 34	451	16.5%
35 to 44	239	8.7%
45 to 54	214	7.8%
55 to 64	539	19.7%
65 to 74	503	18.4%
75 and over	224	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,394	87.5%
Black or African American	16	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	166	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	157	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate48.5%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	7.2%
High school graduate	1,053	48.5%
Some college or associate's	764	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	107	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	89	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.4%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	789	66.1%
Carpooled	48	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	136	11.4%
Bicycle	30	2.5%
Worked from home	180	15.1%
Other means	10	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	808	79.8%
15 to 29 min	111	11.0%
30 to 44 min	47	4.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	47	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 15.0% (394 of 2,628)

	Count	Share
Family households	656	50.2%
Nonfamily households	650	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,306	90.8%
Vacant	132	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	724	55.4%
Renter-occupied	582	44.6%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	918	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	100	7.0%
5 to 19 units	157	10.9%
20 or more units	17	1.2%
Mobile home & other	246	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4109800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.5883, -119.0613