The overall crime rate in Burkesville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Burkesville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Burkesville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Burkesville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Burkesville may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.05 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Burkesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Burkesville has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.85% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Burkesville in 2022 was $23,828, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,312 for a family of four.
Burkesville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Burkesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burkesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burkesville include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Burkesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
