Burns

Population: 1,746
Median household income: $67,321
Median home value: $285,600

Burns is a community in Dickson County, Tennessee, home to 1,746 residents. The median household income of $67,321 is below the Dickson County median ($73,223).

Between 2019 and 2023, Burns's population held roughly steady from 1,761 to 1,746, while its median home value rose 66.0% from $172,100 to $285,600.

19.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,746
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,321
Median home value: $285,600
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 754
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7611,746

Median household income

$58,920$67,321

Median home value

$172,100$285,600

Median gross rent

$906$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,761	$58,920	$172,100	$906
2020	1,711	$61,591	$182,500	$831
2021	1,641	$60,417	$200,800	$821
2022	1,702	$61,250	$232,400	$830
2023	1,746	$67,321	$285,600	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	11.0%
5 to 17	204	11.7%
18 to 24	219	12.5%
25 to 34	119	6.8%
35 to 44	264	15.1%
45 to 54	272	15.6%
55 to 64	215	12.3%
65 to 74	183	10.5%
75 and over	78	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,492	85.5%
Black or African American	33	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	67	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	147	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	10.7%
High school graduate	427	37.8%
Some college or associate's	363	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	177	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	43	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	694	77.5%
Carpooled	82	9.2%
Public transit	8	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	7.9%
Other means	41	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	255	30.9%
15 to 29 min	144	17.5%
30 to 44 min	122	14.8%
45 to 59 min	163	19.8%
60+ min	141	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 9.4% (163 of 1,741)

	Count	Share
Family households	472	66.4%
Nonfamily households	239	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	711	94.3%
Vacant	43	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	521	73.3%
Renter-occupied	190	26.7%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	637	84.5%
1-unit, attached	17	2.3%
2 to 4 units	15	2.0%
5 to 19 units	12	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4709880
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.0578, -87.3204