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Burns, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Burns is a Census town of 1,884 people across 3.51 square miles of land, in Dickson County. Median household income is $69,167, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $385,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Burns
What Burns is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.51 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land536 plus or minus 131
- County holding the largest share of its areaDickson 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
- Population1,884 plus or minus 460
- Median age40.7
- Population under 18498 plus or minus 164
- Share under 1826.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over303 plus or minus 71
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households744 plus or minus 162
- Family households496 plus or minus 128
- Share of households that are families66.7 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$69,167
- Per capita income$33,052
- Civilian labor force988 plus or minus 237
- Employed980 plus or minus 236
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over1,222 plus or minus 252
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Burns
- Housing units780 plus or minus 166
- Occupied units744 plus or minus 162
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied581 plus or minus 143
- Renter occupied163 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate78.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$286,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$887
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Single family units693 plus or minus 158
- Share single family88.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more37 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more4.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes50 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Burns gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute840 plus or minus 214
- Commuting under 15 minutes298 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more406 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.3 percent
- Drove alone74.6 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
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$385,000
- Average approval$77,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$110,000
- Jobs supported40
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term72 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
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.
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Flood risk in Burns
- NFIP communityTown of Burns
- NFIP community number470433
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Burns participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470433 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.
Dickson County, not Burns
Dickson County context, not Burns figures
- Establishments in Dickson County1,100
- Covered employment, Dickson County18,872
- Average annual pay, Dickson County$51,716
- Housing units permitted, Dickson County376
Every figure in this section is published for Dickson 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, Tennessee?
1,884, in 744 households. Burns town covers 3.51 square miles of land, which is 536 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?
Dickson 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?
$69,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $286,400. Median gross rent is $887 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 $385,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $100,000. 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, town of, community 470433, 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 Dickson 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.
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