Burnsville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 63,936 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Burnsville is the 14th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burnsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burnsville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burnsville who work in office and administrative support (11.71%), management occupations (11.50%), and sales jobs (7.93%). Also of interest is that Burnsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.88% 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 population of Burnsville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.92% of adults in Burnsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Burnsville in 2022 was $42,761, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,044 for a family of four. However, Burnsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burnsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burnsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burnsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burnsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnsville include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Burnsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
