Burgaw is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,415 people and three associated neighborhoods, Burgaw is the 246th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Burgaw, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Burgaw, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Burgaw’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Burgaw does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $65,514.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Burgaw has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Burgaw a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The percentage of adults in Burgaw who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.83% of the adults in Burgaw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Burgaw in 2022 was $25,008, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,032 for a family of four. However, Burgaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Burgaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.