Burnsville is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,626 people and five associated neighborhoods, Burnsville is the 334th largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small town, Burnsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Burnsville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.00% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Burnsville in 2022 was $34,761, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,044 for a family of four. However, Burnsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Burnsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 11.29% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burnsville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Burnsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.