What is the population of Burns town?

Burns town has 1,746 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #242 of 504 in Tennessee.

What is the median household income in Burns town?

Median household income in Burns town is $67,321 a year, 14.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Burns town?

Median gross rent is $913 a month and the median home value is $285,600, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.

Is Burns town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Burns town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Burns, TN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Burns, Tennessee (Burns, TN — Census place “Burns town”) is 1,746 residents, ranking #242 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $67,321, the median home is worth $285,600 and median gross rent runs $913 a month. Looking for the Burns Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Burns, TN: 37029.

Population: 1,746Burns town residents
Median household income: $67,321Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $285,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $913Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.3%Owner-occupied households

Burns ZIP codes (Tennessee)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Burns.

The Burns TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

37029

What the numbers mean in Burns town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Burns town median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 73.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Burns town, TN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Burns town is a small town in Tennessee, with 1,746 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #242 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 52% of them. The median age here is 41.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Burns town earn a median of $67,321 a year, 14.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Burns town is valued at $285,600, 5.9% below the national figure and 49% above the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $913 a month, 35.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,956 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 73.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Burns town?: Burns town has 1,746 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #242 of 504 in Tennessee.
What is the median household income in Burns town?: Median household income in Burns town is $67,321 a year, 14.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Burns town?: Median gross rent is $913 a month and the median home value is $285,600, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.
Is Burns town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Burns town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Burns town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.