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Burnsville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Burnsville is a Census town of 2,082 people across 1.60 square miles of land, in Yancey County. Median household income is $50,997, 48.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burnsville
What Burnsville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,301 plus or minus 296
- County holding the largest share of its areaYancey 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.
Burnsville
How many people live in Burnsville
- Population2,082 plus or minus 474
- Median age43.2 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18384 plus or minus 115
- Share under 1818.4 percent
- Population 65 and over545 plus or minus 135
- Share 65 and over26.2 percent
- Households983 plus or minus 230
- Family households524 plus or minus 171
- Share of households that are families53.3 percent plus or minus 12.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burnsville
Income and work in Burnsville
- Median household income$50,997
- Per capita income$34,761 plus or minus $8,433
- Civilian labor force894 plus or minus 324
- Employed797 plus or minus 290
- Unemployed97 plus or minus 74
- Unemployment rate10.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over1,448 plus or minus 317
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burnsville
Housing in Burnsville
- Housing units1,254
- Occupied units983 plus or minus 230
- Vacant units271 plus or minus 88
- Vacancy rate21.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied478 plus or minus 126
- Renter occupied505 plus or minus 192
- Ownership rate48.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$243,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$862 plus or minus $295
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units738 plus or minus 165
- Share single family58.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more447 plus or minus 144
- Share in buildings of two or more35.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes69 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burnsville
How Burnsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute686 plus or minus 264
- Commuting under 15 minutes212 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.9 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more341 plus or minus 152
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Drove alone83.0 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burnsville
SBA loans in Burnsville (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,064,800
- Average approval$543,446
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$2,685,700
- Jobs supported54
- Jobs per approval4.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burnsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Burnsville
Flood risk in Burnsville
- NFIP communityTown of Burnsville
- NFIP community number370373
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/09
The Town of Burnsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370373 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.
Yancey County, not Burnsville
Yancey County context, not Burnsville figures
- Establishments in Yancey County357
- Covered employment, Yancey County4,648
- Average annual pay, Yancey County$47,951
- Housing units permitted, Yancey County100
Every figure in this section is published for Yancey County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burnsville.
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
Burnsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burnsville, North Carolina?
2,082, in 983 households. Burnsville town covers 1.60 square miles of land, which is 1,301 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burnsville in?
Yancey 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 Burnsville?
$50,997. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,500. Median gross rent is $862 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Burnsville businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $7.1 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burnsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Burnsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Burnsville. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Burnsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Burnsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burnsville, town of, community 370373, 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 Burnsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Yancey 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 Burnsville.
Is zoning published for Burnsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.