menu
Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.

Burns, TN
Real Estate & Demographic Data






Burns profile


Living in Burns



Burns is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,766 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burns is the 246th largest community in Tennessee.

Burns real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Burns house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Burns has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Burns’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

In Burns, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Burns is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.98% of adults 25 and older in Burns have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Burns in 2022 was $32,590, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,360 for a family of four. However, Burns contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Burns home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burns residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burns include German, Irish, English, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Burns is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Pacific Island languages.