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Burkesville, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Burkesville is a Census city of 1,454 people across 2.57 square miles of land, in Cumberland County. Median household income is $34,444, 53.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burkesville
What Burkesville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.57 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land565 plus or minus 115
- County holding the largest share of its areaCumberland County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burkesville
How many people live in Burkesville
- Population1,454 plus or minus 296
- Median age50.7 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 18239 plus or minus 73
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over407 plus or minus 96
- Share 65 and over28.0 percent
- Households794
- Family households349 plus or minus 116
- Share of households that are families44.0 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burkesville
Income and work in Burkesville
- Median household income$34,444 plus or minus $8,137
- Per capita income$23,828
- Civilian labor force565 plus or minus 158
- Employed557 plus or minus 156
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,145
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burkesville
Housing in Burkesville
- Housing units897
- Occupied units794
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 65
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied427 plus or minus 109
- Renter occupied367 plus or minus 117
- Ownership rate53.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$508
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units575 plus or minus 144
- Share single family64.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more243 plus or minus 78
- Share in buildings of two or more27.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes79 plus or minus 65
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burkesville
How Burkesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute492 plus or minus 142
- Commuting under 15 minutes306 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more92 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone86.2 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burkesville
Flood risk in Burkesville
- NFIP communityCity of Burkesville
- NFIP community number210061
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/12
The City of Burkesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210061 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cumberland County, not Burkesville
Cumberland County context, not Burkesville figures
- Establishments in Cumberland County104
- Covered employment, Cumberland County2,402
- Average annual pay, Cumberland County$48,343
- Housing units permitted, Cumberland County6
Every figure in this section is published for Cumberland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burkesville.
All Cumberland County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Burkesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burkesville, Kentucky?
1,454, in 794 households. Burkesville city covers 2.57 square miles of land, which is 565 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burkesville in?
Cumberland County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Burkesville?
$34,444. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,300. Median gross rent is $508 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Burkesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Burkesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burkesville, city of, community 210061, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Burkesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cumberland County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Burkesville.
Is zoning published for Burkesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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