Burgaw is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,825 people and three associated neighborhoods, Burgaw is the 246th largest community in North Carolina. Burgaw has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Burgaw, where the median household income is $67,853.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burgaw is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burgaw is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burgaw who work in office and administrative support (17.50%), sales jobs (12.31%), and maintenance occupations (10.39%). Of important note, Burgaw is also a town of artists. Burgaw has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Burgaw’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.35% 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. It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Burgaw 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. Burgaw has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Burgaw than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Burgaw may be for you.The citizens of Burgaw are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.88% of adults in Burgaw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Burgaw in 2022 was $24,411, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,644 for a family of four. However, Burgaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burgaw is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burgaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burgaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burgaw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burgaw include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Burgaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
