Burnside, Kentucky Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 637. Estimated population in July 2024: 673 (+5.7% change)
Males: 309 (48.5%), Females: 328 (51.5%)

Pulaski County

Zip code: 42519

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.8 years
Median household income: $30,781
Median house value: $77,800

Population by Race

Races in Burnside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Ancestries: United States (24.6%), Irish (15.7%), German (7.5%), English (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Dutch (3.1%).

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Map of Burnside, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Burnside

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burnside city

  • Never married: 15.4%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-3.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Burnside:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burnside:

  • BLUE GRASS (about 72 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 93 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 113 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Burnside:

  • SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 5 miles; SOMERSET, KY; Abbreviation: SME)
  • WAYNE COUNTY (about 20 miles; MONTICELLO, KY; Abbreviation: EKQ)
  • MC CREARY COUNTY (about 27 miles; PINE KNOT, KY; Abbreviation: 18I)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burnside:

  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 72 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 82 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)

Public primary/middle school in Burnside:

  • BURNSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 435 EAST LAKE SHORE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)