Burlison is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 367 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burlison is the 351st largest community in Tennessee.When you are in Burlison, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.86% of Burlison’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Burlison is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Burlison who work in teaching (12.21%), sales jobs (9.30%), and office and administrative support (7.56%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.14% 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. The overall crime rate in Burlison 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. One downside of living in Burlison is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Burlison, the average commute to work is 34.68 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Burlison is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Burlison is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.82% of adults 25 and older in Burlison have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Burlison in 2022 was $30,507, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,028 for a family of four. However, Burlison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Burlison is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burlison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burlison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Burlison also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.83% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burlison include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Burlison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
