Burns, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Burns is a Census city of 2,723 people across 3.55 square miles of land, in Harney County. Median household income is $41,858, 58.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burns
What Burns is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.55 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land767
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarney 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.
Burns
How many people live in Burns
- Population2,723
- Median age52.8 plus or minus 11.6
- Population under 18448 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over804 plus or minus 189
- Share 65 and over29.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households1,371
- Family households689
- Share of households that are families50.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burns
Income and work in Burns
- Median household income$41,858 plus or minus $12,852
- Per capita income$28,504
- Civilian labor force1,172
- Employed1,132
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over2,187
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burns
Housing in Burns
- Housing units1,567
- Occupied units1,371
- Vacant units196 plus or minus 124
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied802
- Renter occupied569 plus or minus 147
- Ownership rate58.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$187,200 plus or minus $39,420
- Median gross rent, monthly$734 plus or minus $233
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units890
- Share single family56.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more249 plus or minus 138
- Share in buildings of two or more15.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes428 plus or minus 116
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burns
How Burns gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute998
- Commuting under 15 minutes738 plus or minus 192
- Share commuting under 15 minutes73.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more103 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone75.7 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Worked from home10.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burns
SBA loans in Burns (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,179,300
- Average approval$435,860
- Median approval$477,000
- Largest approval$646,200
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval1.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more80.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burns, 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.
Burns
Flood risk in Burns
- NFIP communityCity of Burns
- NFIP community number410084
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/08/24
The City of Burns participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410084 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.
Harney County, not Burns
Harney County context, not Burns figures
- Establishments in Harney County214
- Covered employment, Harney County2,560
- Average annual pay, Harney County$51,173
- Housing units permitted, Harney County22
Every figure in this section is published for Harney County as a whole and is not a measurement of Burns.
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
Burns questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Burns, Oregon?
2,723, in 1,371 households. Burns city covers 3.55 square miles of land, which is 767 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Burns in?
Harney 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 Burns?
$41,858. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,200. Median gross rent is $734 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Burns businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $477,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Burns, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Burns borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Burns. 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 Burns in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Burns appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Burns, city of, community 410084, 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 Burns figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harney 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 Burns.
Is zoning published for Burns?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.