Burlison is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 369 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burlison is the 351st largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Burlison is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.21% of the Burlison workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Burlison is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlison who work in teaching (12.68%), office and administrative support (10.56%), and healthcare (9.86%). In addition, many people in Burlison have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Burlison’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. One downside of living in Burlison is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Burlison, the average commute to work is 34.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Burlison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Burlison are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.68% of adults in Burlison having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Burlison in 2022 was $31,558, 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 $126,232 for a family of four. However, Burlison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burlison is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burlison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burlison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burlison also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlison include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Burlison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
