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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Burgaw, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Burgaw, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Burgaw’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Burgaw does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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. A relatively large number of people in Burgaw telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The town 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, Burgaw has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Burgaw a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.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.
