As is often the case in a small town, Burnsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Burnsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.54% of adults in Burnsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Burnsville in 2022 was $31,108, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,432 for a family of four. However, Burnsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Burnsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burnsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burnsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burnsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnsville include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Burnsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
