Burkesville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,380 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burkesville is the 233rd largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Burkesville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.20% of the Burkesville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Burkesville is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burkesville who work in healthcare suport services (14.90%), office and administrative support (6.73%), and healthcare (6.53%). 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Burkesville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Burkesville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The citizens of Burkesville have a very low rate of college education: just 6.41% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Burkesville in 2022 was $22,422, 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 $89,688 for a family of four. Burkesville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.10% of its population below the federal poverty line.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, German, Irish, Scottish, and African. The most common language spoken in Burkesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
