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Burgin, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Burgin is a Census city of 993 people across 1.26 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $77,585, 86.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burgin
What Burgin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.26 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land791 plus or minus 197
- County holding the largest share of its areaMercer 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.
Burgin
How many people live in Burgin
- Population993 plus or minus 248
- Median age36.5 plus or minus 10.7
- Population under 18254 plus or minus 92
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over128 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households356 plus or minus 87
- Family households284 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families79.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burgin
Income and work in Burgin
- Median household income$77,585
- Per capita income$27,554
- Civilian labor force459 plus or minus 152
- Employed458 plus or minus 152
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Adults 25 and over705 plus or minus 182
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent plus or minus 29.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burgin
Housing in Burgin
- Housing units431 plus or minus 104
- Occupied units356 plus or minus 87
- Vacant units75 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate17.4 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied306 plus or minus 87
- Renter occupied50 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate86.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$193,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$971 plus or minus $218
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units384 plus or minus 100
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more5.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burgin
How Burgin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute404 plus or minus 139
- Commuting under 15 minutes80 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more141 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.9 percent
- Drove alone76.4 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Carpooled13.7 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burgin
Flood risk in Burgin
- NFIP communityCity of Burgin
- NFIP community number210171
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/25
The City of Burgin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210171 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.
Mercer County, not Burgin
Mercer County context, not Burgin figures
- Establishments in Mercer County359
- Covered employment, Mercer County6,560
- Average annual pay, Mercer County$59,248
- Housing units permitted, Mercer County148
Every figure in this section is published for Mercer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burgin.
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
Burgin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burgin, Kentucky?
993, in 356 households. Burgin city covers 1.26 square miles of land, which is 791 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burgin in?
Mercer 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 Burgin?
$77,585. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,000. Median gross rent is $971 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Burgin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Burgin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burgin, city of, community 210171, 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 Burgin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mercer 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 Burgin.
Is zoning published for Burgin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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