Moving to Burns, Tennessee
Population: 1,366. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,402 (+2.6% change)
Males: 677 (49.6%), Females: 689 (50.4%)
Dickson County
Zip code: 37029
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $38,641
Median house value: $82,100
Population by Race
Races in Burns:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Black (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (21.4%), Irish (13.4%), English (10.7%), German (9.2%), Italian (3.0%), Dutch (2.3%).
Elevation: 794 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Burns
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Burns town
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 16.0%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+1.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Burns:
- HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DICKSON, TN)
- BAPTIST HICKMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CENTERVILLE, TN)
- TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ERIN, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burns:
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 44 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 46 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: BNA)
- SMYRNA (about 56 miles; SMYRNA, TN; Abbreviation: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Burns:
- DICKSON MUNI (about 9 miles; DICKSON, TN; Abbreviation: M02)
- CENTERVILLE MUNI (about 18 miles; CENTERVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GHM)
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY (about 30 miles; WAVERLY, TN; Abbreviation: 0M5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burns:
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,346)
- NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 33 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,642)
- AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,654)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,260)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
Public primary/middle school in Burns:
- STUART BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 618; Location: 3201 HIGHWAY 96; Grades: KG – 05)