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Moving to Burnsville, North Carolina

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Population: 1,623. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,628 (+0.3% change)
Males: 697 (42.9%), Females: 926 (57.1%)

Zip code: 28714

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.2 years
Median household income: $21,653
Median house value: $97,800

Population by Race

Races in Burnsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.9%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (14.3%), English (10.5%), Irish (8.4%), German (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%), Scottish (2.3%).

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Burnsville

  • High school or higher: 67.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burnsville town

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 47.5%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 17.3%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

4.0% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +129 (+8.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Burnsville:

  • YANCEY COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (320 PENSACOLA RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Burnsville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burnsville:

  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 39 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 65 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Burnsville:

  • AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 22 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Abbreviation: 7A8)
  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 25 miles; MARION, NC; Abbreviation: 9A9)
  • JOHNSON CITY (about 30 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Abbreviation: 0A4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burnsville:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 27 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)

Schools

Public high school in Burnsville:

  • MOUNTAIN HERITAGE HIGH (Students: 768; Location: 333 MTN HERITAGE HS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Burnsville:

  • YANCEY COUNTY CHR SCHOOL (Students: 42; Location: PO BOX 1437; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Burnsville:

  • BURNSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 403; Location: 395 BURNSVILLE SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EAST YANCEY MIDDLE (Students: 341; Location: 285 GEORGES FORK ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CANE RIVER MIDDLE (Students: 271; Location: 1128 CANE RIVER SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BALD CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 199; Location: 100 BALD CREEK SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SOUTH TOE ELEMENTARY (Students: 155; Location: 139 SOUTH TOE RIVER SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CLEARMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 127; Location: 1175 CLEARMONT SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BEE LOG ELEMENTARY (Students: 46; Location: 55 BEE LOG SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Burnsville:

  • AVERY-MITCHELL-YANCEY REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $802,051; Location: 237 OLD HIGHWAY 19E; 162,553 books; 1,785 audio materials; 3,061 video materials; 284 serial subscriptions)

 

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