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Who lives in Burnsville?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 4,238 6.9%
5-9 years 3,958 6.5%
10-14 years 3,308 5.4%
15-17 years 2,441 4.0%
18-24 years 5,715 9.3%
25-34 years 9,023 14.7%
35-44 years 7,542 12.3%
45-54 years 7,513 12.3%
55-64 years 8,093 13.2%
65-74 years 5,576 9.1%
75-84 years 2,803 4.6%
85 years and older 1,073 1.8%
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Male 29,677 48.4%
Female 31,606 51.6%
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White 44,554 72.7%
Of Color 16,729 27.3%
Black or African American 8,293 13.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 97 0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2,974 4.9%
Other 2,616 4.3%
Two or more races 2,732 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4,816 7.9%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 57,045 100.0%
English only 46,767 82.0%
Language other than English 10,278 18.0%
Speaks English less than "very well" 4,334 7.6%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 61,023 100.0%
Population with a disability 7,268 11.9%
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Foreign-born residents 8,979 14.7%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 60,421 100.0%
Same residence 51,514 85.3%
Different residence in the U.S. 8,667 14.3%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's Burnsville's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 24,651 100.0%
Less than $35,000 5,354 21.7%
$35,000-$49,999 3,018 12.2%
$50,000-$74,999 4,735 19.2%
$75,000-$99,999 4,005 16.2%
$100,000 or more 7,539 30.6%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $70,600 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 60,986 100.0%
Less than $35,000 5,354 21.7%
With income below poverty 4,845 7.9%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 5,194 8.5%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 5,005 8.2%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 45,942 75.3%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 7,439 12.2%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 5,551 9.1%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 6,302 10.3%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 3,550 5.8%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 3,085 5.1%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 3,233 5.3%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 4,347 7.1%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 2,991 4.9%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 61,023 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 3,509 5.8%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 25,693 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 1,042 4.1%
Occupied housing units 24,651 95.9%
Average household size 2.5
Owner-occupied 15,892 61.9%
Average household size 2.5
Renter-occupied 8,759 34.1%
Average household size 2.4
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 2,644 10.3%
1970-1999 17,707 68.9%
1940-1969 4,975 19.4%
1939 or earlier 367 1.4%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 24,651 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 16,123 65.4%
With children under 18 years 7,586 30.8%
Married-couple family households 11,585 47.0%
With children under 18 years 4,494 18.2%
Single-person family households 4,538 18.4%
With children under 18 years 3,092 12.5%
Nonfamily households 8,528 34.6%
Householder living alone 6,688 27.1%
65 years and over 2,628 10.7%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 7,637 31.0%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,463 26.2%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 11,923 48.4%
Moved in 2000-2009 6,146 24.9%
Moved in 1990-1999 3,624 14.7%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 3,624 14.7%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 24,350 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 6,922 28.4%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 15,799 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 2,996 19.0%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 8,551 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 3,926 45.9%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 8,623
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,164
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 1,500 6.1%
1 vehicle available 8,448 34.3%
2 vehicles available 10,211 41.4%
3 or more vehicles available 4,492 18.2%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 33,096 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 29,173 88.1%
Public transportation 1,622 4.9%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 2,301 7.0%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 31,534 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 3,404 10.8%
10-19 minutes 9,226 29.3%
20-29 minutes 7,575 24.0%
30 minutes or longer 11,329 35.9%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 41,623 100.0%
Less than high school 3,184 7.6%
High school diploma or GED 8,865 21.3%
Some college or associate’s degree 13,443 32.3%
Bachelor’s Degree 11,338 27.2%
Graduate or professional Degree 4,793 11.5%
High school graduate or higher 38,439 92.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 16,131 38.8%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 37,845 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 31,389 82.9%
Civilian labor force 32,802 100.0%
Unemployed 1,413 4.3%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 33,180 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 8,383 25.3%
Age 30 to 54 17,398 52.4%
Age 55 or older 7,399 22.3%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 7,603 22.9%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 9,256 27.9%
$40,000 or more per year 16,321 49.2%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 2,922 8.8%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 20 0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,011 6.1%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 643 1.9%
Construction 1,089 3.3%
Educational services 2,372 7.1%
Finance and insurance 2,041 6.2%
Health care and social assistance 5,121 15.4%
Information 732 2.2%
Management of companies and enterprises 1,277 3.8%
Manufacturing 2,772 8.4%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 20 0.1%
Other services (excluding public administration) 1,114 3.4%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 2,265 6.8%
Public administration 1,007 3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing 533 1.6%
Retail trade 3,863 11.6%
Transportation and warehousing 1,406 4.2%
Utilities 101 0.3%
Wholesale trade 1,835 5.5%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 26,373 79.5%
Black or African American alone 3,919 11.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 151 0.5%
Asian alone 2,049 6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 41 0.1%
Two or more race groups 647 1.9%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 2,216 6.7%
High school or equivalent, no college 6,032 18.2%
Some college or associate degree 7,973 24.0%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 8,576 25.8%