Burnham

Population: 1,735
Median household income: $62,350
Median home value: $130,800

Burnham is a community in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, home to 1,735 residents. The median household income of $62,350 is in line with the Mifflin County median ($61,415).

Between 2019 and 2023, Burnham's population declined 9.0% from 1,906 to 1,735, while its median home value rose 58.2% from $82,700 to $130,800.

70.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,735
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,350
Median home value: $130,800
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 911
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9061,735

Median household income

$50,846$62,350

Median home value

$82,700$130,800

Median gross rent

$741$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,906	$50,846	$82,700	$741
2020	1,820	$58,036	$86,600	$809
2021	1,713	$55,000	$95,000	$700
2022	1,687	$58,929	$113,700	$722
2023	1,735	$62,350	$130,800	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3421.7%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	163	9.4%
5 to 17	247	14.2%
18 to 24	57	3.3%
25 to 34	376	21.7%
35 to 44	145	8.4%
45 to 54	198	11.4%
55 to 64	254	14.6%
65 to 74	157	9.0%
75 and over	138	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,591	91.7%
Black or African American	52	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	92	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	4.1%
High school graduate	648	51.1%
Some college or associate's	368	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	128	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	72	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	814	88.3%
Carpooled	17	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	8.4%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	467	55.3%
15 to 29 min	189	22.4%
30 to 44 min	80	9.5%
45 to 59 min	71	8.4%
60+ min	38	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.3% (193 of 1,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	511	66.1%
Nonfamily households	262	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	773	84.9%
Vacant	138	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	561	72.6%
Renter-occupied	212	27.4%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	644	70.7%
1-unit, attached	75	8.2%
2 to 4 units	63	6.9%
5 to 19 units	30	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	99	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4210256
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6343, -77.5630